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The plural of anecdote is not data.
Here's some of my own: We've had two parents from my daughter's school end up in A&E due to cycling accidents since the lockdown (both solo rides, one not involving any other vehicle, the other a speeding hit and run). And the news is filled with plenty of cyclists continuing to be KSI'd on the roads.
The stats that will eventually be released will be a more useful guide.
Personally I've stopped riding as I'm focusing what little time I get outside on running or walking with wife/daughter. I certainly wouldn't use this time to increase the amount of outdoor exercise I'm doing, but that again is a personal choice. I can get enough exercise to keep/improve my fitness with indoor exercise or limited running outdoors, and I'm accepting that my cycling and swimming fitness will go through the floor.
Outdoor exercise is a luxury not a necessity for me. If it comes to the point that even outdoor exercise is limited more than it is now I'll make up for it with more indoor exercise.