Coronavirus | Delta variant cases rise by 50,824 in U.K.

Hospitalisations remain low

The Delta variant of COVID-19 continues to spread in the U.K. with a further 50,824 cases logged on Friday, marking a 46% increase over the previous week, according to health officials. While the infections are rising, there has not been a corresponding rise in the number of hospitalisations with COVID-19, indicating that the vaccinations are effective against the highly transmissible variant first identified in India, Public Health England (PHE) said. Of the 50,824 cases of Delta B1.617.2 variant over the past week, 42 are from the Delta AY.1 sub lineage with the mutation K417N which is feared to be more vaccine resistant.