CORONAVIRUS modelling data will stop being published in early January, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) says.

Statistics covering the growth rate of the virus are currently released fortnightly, but the agency says this is no longer necessary.

Chief data scientist Dr Nick Watkins said this is due to the UK living with Covid-19 because of vaccines and therapeutics.

Covid will continue to be monitored in other ways, the agency added.

The reproductive rate – known as the R rate – refers to the number of people an infected person will pass the virus onto.

At the height of the pandemic both the R rate and growth rate for England were published weekly.

Since April this year it has been published fortnightly.

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