BBCNEWS BBC News at One August 6, 2021 11:26:00
Daily cases have slowed in the last couple of days. we are now seeing roughly around 26,000 new infections a day on average over the last week. by a day on average over the last week. by that measure. but the ons is seen as a really reliable source of data because it is a random port —— random sample of swabs from households, including those who are asymptomatic. so it gives us the bigger picture, rather than on the daily figures that rely on people with symptoms coming forward for tests. experts are confident the fall is real and is filtering through to ons in hospital admissions, that is...
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