Covid-19: Cases of delta variant rise by 79%, but rate of growth slows

Almost all new cases of covid-19 are the delta variant but data suggests that while case numbers increasing, rate growth is slower than a week ago. Public Health England’s weekly data1 show in UK have risen by 33 630 since last to total 75 953, 79% increase. The most recent 99% sequenced and genotyped across country variant. The also 58 830 positive test results were recorded between 11 17 June which represents an increase 33.7% on previous seven days. Public England said showed there was …