Outbreaks in Scotland and the North West of England — regions which quickly became hotspots for the Indian 'Delta' variant — have plateaued, estimates suggest, and in the East of England cases are already coming down. So while it's amazing watching England do so well, there's no doubt in my mind it will lead to increases in Covid infections.' England's Covid cases rose four-fold last month, according to the latest round of the country's largest Covid surveillance study. PHE's weekly update also revealed that every local authority in England saw a rise in Covid infections last week except three, as the third wave of infections continues to surge. Covid infections have risen among double-vaccinated Britons from the previous month when 0.06 per cent were estimated to have the virus.

Source: Daily Mail July 08, 2021 15:43 UTC