Latest coronavirus data shows England's weekly cases nearly doubling to 103,000

mirror.co.uk:

The number of people with active coronavirus cases in England almost doubled in a week. In England more than 103,600 people had the disease in the week from September 13 to September 19.

That is equivalent to 1 in 500 people and far above the 59,800 cases estimated for the previous week. The figures were calculated by the Office for National Statistics, which looks to estimate infection numbers in the community beyond those who have been tested.

The modelled estimate, based on samples of the population,suggests new cases of Covid-19 in England shot up to around 9,600 per day in the week to September 19.

Almost a week on, both these figures are likely to now be significantly higher. "The estimate shows that the incidence rate for England has