UK reported 35,204 cases of Delta variant in a week – PHE

The UK has reported 35,204 new Delta cases in the latest week – a 46% increase. The new cases bring the total number of confirmed cases to 111,157.

PHE has reminded people two vaccine jabs are still effective at providing protection against the risk of hospitalisation.

Last week, the Delta variant made up 99% of Covid cases across the UK.

Some 42 of the latest cases are the Delta AY.1 (Delta plus).

It is believed Delta Plus is more transmissible than the original Delta variant, according to health officials in India.

The latest figures show a further 514 people were hospitalised in England with Covid in the week up to 21 June. Of these, 304 people were unvaccinated.

Dr Jenny Harries, chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency, said though the data suggests “we have begun to break the link between cases and hospitalisations”, she warned against complacency.

She urged people to get vaccinated and book their second jabs as soon as possible, adding: “Whilst vaccines provide excellent protection, they do not provide total protection, so it is still as important as ever that we continue to exercise caution.

“Protect yourself and the people around you by working from home where possible, and by practising ‘hands, face, space, fresh air’ at all times.”

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