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Covid infections rise by two-thirds in UK - ONS
Source: BBC
Covid infections rise by two-thirds in UK - ONS
4 June 2021
The number of people infected with coronavirus in the UK has risen by as much as two-thirds, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) says.
It estimates that around 100,000 people tested positive in the week to 29 May, or one in 660 people - up from 60,000 the previous week.
A growing proportion looked like they were the Delta variant, first detected in India, the ONS said.
Infections were rising most steeply in England and Wales.
A further 6,278 confirmed cases in the UK were announced by the government in official figures on Friday, with 954 people in hospital with Covid and 11 deaths recorded.
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4 June 2021
The number of people infected with coronavirus in the UK has risen by as much as two-thirds, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) says.
It estimates that around 100,000 people tested positive in the week to 29 May, or one in 660 people - up from 60,000 the previous week.
A growing proportion looked like they were the Delta variant, first detected in India, the ONS said.
Infections were rising most steeply in England and Wales.
A further 6,278 confirmed cases in the UK were announced by the government in official figures on Friday, with 954 people in hospital with Covid and 11 deaths recorded.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-57362508