Prognosis
U.K. Covid Cases Surge As Government Prepares To Scrap Rules
- Virus reproduction rate rises to second highest level
- Latest figures come ahead of planned easing of rules July 19
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U.K. Covid cases surged, presenting Prime Minister Boris Johnson with more worrying data about the fast-spreading delta variant of the virus ahead of a planned easing of restrictions on July 19.
The reproduction rate of the virus in England has risen to levels last seen in October, the government said Friday. Cases of the Delta variant, which now accounts for 99% of U.K. infections, rose by almost a third in the past week to 216,249 cases, data from Public Health England showed.