North West - 0.6 to 0.9 South East - 0.6 to 0.8 South West - 0.6 to 0.9 Covid cases in my area: The UK's overall R-number is now estimated to be between 0.6 and 0.9 (Image: EXPRESS) READ MORE A Department of Health and Social Care statement read: "The UK estimate of R is estimated to be below 1, and the estimated growth rate means the number of new infections is shrinking by between three percent to six percent every day. "Estimates of the R-value are below 1 in all NHS regions of England, although the estimate for the North East and Yorkshire has an upper bound of 1. "R is below 1 in England but the epidemic appears to be shrinking slower in some areas compared to others.