The main findings from the seventh REACT study show that between 13 and 24 November:

• 96 people per 10,000 infected, down from 132 per 10,000 between 26 October- 2 November;
• The virus was halving every 37 days;
• The national R rate was estimated to be 0.88;
• Prevalence halved in the North West (1.08% down from 2.53%) and North East (0.72% down from 1.88%), and fell in Yorkshire and The Humber (1.17% down from 1.8%);
• Prevalence remained high in the East Midlands (1.27% down from 1.31%), and West Midlands (1.55% down from 1.56%), where rates are now the highest in the country meaning 155 people per 10,000 have the virus;
• People of Asian ethnicity had increased odds of testing positive compared with white people;
• People living in the most deprived neighbourhoods had higher odds of testing positive than those living in less deprived neighbourhoods; and
• There is an increase in prevalence among people living in the largest households.

Going in the right direction…