Data suggests the UK may have reached already reached almost 100,000 cases - double the current official figure. The Zoe Covid Study recorded an average of 92,953 daily infections over five days.
Meanwhile, the government announced on Friday that there were 44,702 fresh cases. Read more: The Zoe data is based on both PCR and lateral flow tests, and says its own records show the number of cases has risen by 14 per cent compared to the 81,823 infections recorded the week before.
According to the data, one in 56 people in the UK currently have coronavirus with symptoms. Professor Tim Spector, the top scientist on the Zoe Study, said the app's statistics are consistently higher than official figures, due to the fact it includes self-reported
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