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Fact check: are the NHS chief's Covid claims correct?

9 November 2021

2:08 AM

9 November 2021

2:08 AM

The seven-day rolling average suggests Covid cases peaked around 23 October and have been in decline for almost two weeks. Despite this, there are frequent claims that Britain’s Covid rates are continuing to skyrocket. So what’s going on?

As always with the virus, every shift in the data must be taken with a pinch of salt; there’s always a chance things could take a turn for the worse.

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