(1/x) Monday update to cases and R(t) estimates. Starting with a reminder of last Thursday's Nowcast, predicting an R(t) for England of 1.12... https://twitter.com/stevebrown2856/status/1321851205337964545?s=20
(2/x) Here's today's update. Observed point R(t) is 1.02, so Thursday's "Nowcast" was pessimistic (too high) by 0.1. Seems this is due to a reduction in reporting lag; most results now being published within 3 days. Nowcast R(t) for Thursday is 1.06 (likely range 0.99 to 1.26).
(4/x) Regional trends in cases, corrected for testing rate. London on course to drop below the South West (!!):
(10/x) The total number of patients in hospital with COVID in England *fell* yesterday, for the first time since 5th September. I don't think there's any lagging with this data.