Delta Variant Cases Soar in U.K. With More People Hospitalized
- Cases rose from 33,630 to 75,953 in a week, authorities say
- Hospitalizations up from 423 to 806, 84 after 2 vaccine shots
A health information sign in Hounslow, London.
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Cases of the highly transmissible delta Covid-19 variant almost doubled in a week across the U.K., with more people admitted to hospital.
The number of laboratory-confirmed and probable delta cases rose to 75,953 from 33,630 since the previous week, Public Health England said Friday. About 99% of sequenced and genotyped cases across the U.K. are now the delta variant.