It is up on the 6,048 cases recorded last week, although deaths were lower today than last Tuesday. The Government took the decision in response to growing concerns about soaring coronavirus cases and hospitalisations. Meanwhile, the AstraZeneca jab was 60% effective, compared with 66% against the Alpha variant over the same period. Both vaccines were 33% effective against symptomatic disease from the Delta variant three weeks after the first dose, compared with about 50% against the Alpha variant. PHE also found that unvaccinated people have twice the risk of hospital admission with the Delta variant as the Alpha variant.

Source: Daily Mirror June 15, 2021 15:57 UTC