Britain s daily Covid cases fall by almost 20% in a week with 2,596 positive tests, deaths plunge by another 43% to 34 and hospital admissions drop by nearly 15% to 204
Some 129,782 first vaccine doses were dished out yesterday taking the UK s total number up to 32.5million
SAGE scientists said England s R rate is now between 0.7 and 1.0, dropping it slightly from the previous week
Office for National Statistics estimates found 112,600 people had the virus in England in the week to April 10
England s Covid outbreak shrinks. AGAIN: SAGE drops R rate estimate and says figure may be as low as 0.7 - while cases fall by 30% in a week with just one in 500 people now infected, major surveillance report reveals
SAGE scientists said England s R rate is now between 0.7 and 1.0, dropping it slightly from the previous week
Office for National Statistics estimates found 112,600 people had the virus in England in the week to April 10
About 4,000 of 6,791 neighbourhoods in England have jabbed 90% of residents over 50, our analysis shows
Similarly, more than 30million people living in areas where there are fewer than three daily coronavirus cases
Published:
1:57 PM April 16, 2021
Updated:
3:30 PM April 16, 2021
Villages on the Suffolk and Norfolk border are set to benefit from faster broadband connections
- Credit: Steve Brading
Thousands of homes in 12 rural villages on the Norfolk and Suffolk border are set to get some of the fastest and most reliable broadband speeds in the country - as part of a £46million private investment.
Hinderclay, Hoxne, Palgrave, Redgrave, Stradbroke, Brome and Oakley, Fressingfield, Rickinghall, Botesdale, Syleham and Thelnetham in Suffolk, as well as Brockdish in Norfolk, are set to get speeds of up to 1,000Mbps - 18 times faster than the UK average.
The new networks are set to go live by spring 2022 in each community which approves the plans, which would benefit 5,000 homes.
How is your area REALLY doing against Covid? Interactive tool reveals how small the outbreak is in your postcode and how many people have been vaccinated - with HALF of England now living in Covid-free areas
About 4,000 of 6,791 neighbourhoods in England have jabbed 90% of residents over 50, our analysis shows
Similarly, more than 30million people living in areas where there are fewer than three daily coronavirus cases
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