I think for me where it’s rather annoying is the transparency that’s not given. London is clearly being given special treatment. Yes, Greater Manchester as a whole has more cases per 100,000. It’s fall rate is massive in comparison to London’s.
You’d think anything that’s ‘rising’ should be nipped in the bud ASAP. And especially as London rates per 100k still aren’t anything to brag about. Also, not long ago it was all about the R rate, depending what the R rate was at would depend on the lockdown tiers implemented. These are the estimated figures from NHS England:
Region | R | Growth rate % per day |
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England | 1.0-1.1 | 0 to +2 |
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East of England | 1.0-1.3 | +1 to +4 |
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London | 1.0-1.2 | 0 to +3 |
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Midlands | 1.0-1.2 | +1 to +3 |
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North East and Yorkshire | 1.0-1.1 | 0 to +2 |
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North West | 0.8-1.0 | -3 to 0 |
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South East | 1.1-1.3 | +1 to +4 |
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South West | 1.0-1.3 | +1 to +4 |
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So, does the R rate not have any determining factor in the Tier regions go into?