Cases of Covid Delta variant in UK rise over 75,000 – PHE data
by Nicola Davis Science correspondent from Science | The Guardian on (#5K7QM)
Figures show Delta is more transmissible and more resistant to vaccine than Alpha
The total number of cases of the Covid Delta variant in the UK has risen to 75,953 to date, data has revealed, with the variant accounting for 99% of Covid cases.
On Friday 10,476 Covid cases and 11 deaths within 28 days of a positive test were reported in the UK - the former a slight decline compared with the 11,007 new cases reported the day before.
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