Eleven areas in England, including Greater Manchester, Liverpool, Blackpool and Brighton, have been identified as needing extra support, which is set to continue. Following the lifting of Covid restrictions across the country, despite soaring cases, hospitalisations and deaths, people in targeted areas are being told to be cautious. And today, in grim new official figures, 96 more Covid deaths have been reported across the UK - the most in a day since March, meaning fatalities have risen 60% in just a week. Extra support deployed in Birmingham last month is being scaled back - as encouraging data shows the Covid growth rate has slowed. “We will continue to support local areas and encourage people to protect themselves and loved ones by getting jabbed.

Source: Daily Mirror July 20, 2021 11:03 UTC