Covid-19: Cases of delta variant rise by 79%, but rate of growth slows
Adrian O’Dowd
Abstract
Covid-19: Cases of delta variant rise by 79%, but rate of growth slows Adrian O'DowdAlmost all new cases of covid-19 are the delta variant but new data suggests that while case numbers are increasing, the rate of growth is slower than a week ago.Public Health England's weekly covid-19 variant cases data 1 show that numbers of the delta variant in the UK have risen by 33 630 since last week to a total of 75 953, a 79% increase.The most recent data show 99% of sequenced and genotyped cases across the country are the delta variant.Public Health England.Variants: distribution of case data, 11 June 2021.18 June2021.www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-variants-genomically-confirmed-case-numbers/variants-distribution-of-case
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