Covid-19 Delta variant cases jump by 33,630 in one week in UK, now make up 99% of country’s cases

The number of Covid-19 Delta variant cases in UK has jumped by 33,630 in a week to hit a total of 75,953. The Delta variant now makes up 99 per cent of Covid cases in the country.

The number of Delta variant infections has jumped by 33,630 in a week to hit a total of 75,953 in the UK, with the highly transmissible variant first identified in India now making up 99 per cent of all Covid-19 cases in the country, health officials said on Friday. Public Health England (PHE), which has been tracking variant of concerns (VOCs) on a weekly basis, said its data shows an increased risk of hospitalisation with Delta VOC compared to Alpha the VOC first detected in the Kent region of England. It also pointed to its previous findings that two doses of a Covid vaccine gives a "high degree of protection" against hospitalisation from the Delta variant.