More than 603 people have tested positive for Covid-19 during the last 24 hours across Nottinghamshire.

It comes after a total of 1,141 cases were confirmed in both the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire [1] for Thursday, January 28 and Friday, January 29. The largest increase was recorded in Nottingham, where 193 cases were confirmed over 24 hours.

The reproduction number, or R value, of coronavirus transmission across the UK is between 0.7 to 1.1, according to the latest Government figures.