LONDON: Delta variants from Covid-19 continue to spread in the UK with 50,824 further cases recorded on Friday, marking a 46 percent increase in the previous week, according to health officials.
While infection increases, there has been no appropriate increase in the number of inpatients with Covid-19, indicating that effective vaccination against a very translisting variant was identified in India, the English word (PHE).
Of the 50,824 cases of Delta variant B1.617.2 for the past week, 42 came from the delta lineage AY.1 with the mutation of the feared K417N vaccine.
“Cases in the UK continue to rise and are very important that we do not forget to be careful,” said Dr.
Jenny Harries, Chief Executive of the British Health Security Agency.
“Even though cases rise, we don’t see a proportional increase in the number of people being hospitalized.
Data shows this is evidence of the success of the vaccination program so far and clearly shows the importance of getting a vaccine dose,” he said, urging people to advance to their vaccines , “This will help us to break the transmission chain, and it will save lives,” he said.
The genome sequencies data released by Phe Weekly on the Variants of concern (VOC) and the being investigated (Vuis) showed that Alpha VOC was first identified in the British Regency Kent, contributing the second highest infection in this country.
Additional 823 Covid-19 cases recorded from Alpha VOC, followed by 11 of Beta VOC was first detected in South Africa.
The latest data came as England recorded 27,989 Coronavirus daily cases on Thursday, with Premier Boris Johnson showing that “extra precautions” may have to stay in place because the country prepares to raise limiting locking on July 19.
The government is also expected to review the list of travel again this month, with only a few countries on the green list of free travel today, while most of Europe remain on the Amber list.
Meanwhile, India with South America and Africa and most other countries remain in the Red Red travel list, requiring a required hotel quarantine for the British residents.
Delta variant cases up 50,824 in the UK, hospitalization remains low
