Boris set to delay June 21 lockdown lift by 4 WEEKS
from close contacts - with cases more than tripling in 11 days.– infections were as high as 4.5 days in some parts of England. And 96 per cent of all cases are now due to the new strain.
Experts found household members are 64 per cent more likely to be infected with the bug compared to the Alpha or Kent strain.Credit: PAThe June 21 Freedom Day date is due to be pushed back until July 19However, patient numbers have grown at a much slower pace than cases – suggesting the vaccines are currently working to save lives.More than half of the 42 deaths due to the mutation were in unvaccinated Brits.
Dr Jenny Harries, Chief Executive of the UK Health Security Agency, said: “With numbers of Delta variant cases on the rise across the country, vaccination is our best defence."Remember that two doses provide significantly more protection than a single dose.
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