Modelling data on coronaviruses will no longer be published by the UK Health Security Agency.
The publication of this data is no longer necessary as the country is living with Covid thanks to vaccines and therapies, according to the chief data scientist.
During the height of the Pandemic, the R range and growth rate for England was published twice a fortnight. In May 2020 it was published for all of the UK, but only for England.
The reproductive rate is the number of people someone will pass the virus onto.
The next publication of the consensus statement on Covid-19 will be the final one according to the UKHSA Epidemiology Modelling Review Group.
The data will be accessible from the Office for National Statistics.
The growth rate and R value were used to inform public health actions during the Pandemic.
The publication of this specific data is no longer necessary now that vaccines and therapeutic have allowed us to move to a phase where we are living with Covid-19.
We monitor Covid-19 activity in the same way we monitor a number of other diseases.
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