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Daily Covid cases doubled in England in a week - ONS

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The average daily number of Covid-19 cases in England has doubled in a week, an infection survey by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), feeding concern that the epidemic is once again growing exponentially.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seeking to tackle a second wave of Covid-19 with local measures in an effort to avoid another national lockdown.

But the ONS estimate said new cases of Covid-19 in England were around 17,200 per day in the latest week to 1 October, compared to 8,400 per day in the previous week.

The daily breakdown of the ONS figures showed that on 1 October, estimated daily cases had risen to 21,300. The ONS looks to estimate infection numbers in the community beyond those who have been tested, giving an

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