UK government reimposes new national laws on social gatherings as case number rise.

The rise came earlier (when measured by the day of test) than the latest spike in reported cases...
....around the bank holiday

https://www.ft.com/content/e26349e5-29d4-4797-96ea-a09aac8cd652

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Worse. The rate of positive tests is also rising, so higher numbers of confirmed cases are not due to more testing

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Case rates vary across the UK, but are have risen everywhere...

... in five regions/nations, they higher than the level that triggers quarantine for returning travellers

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The age profile of positive cases is now concentrated among the young...

... this isn’t a change in the disease as much as a massive and welcome increase in testing....

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...and the second piece of good news is the rise in infections is much slower than the first wave ...

...so far

Analysis with the great @jburnmurdoch

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