Britain: Coronavirus cases are at their highest level since July

Britain recorded 53,945 new Covid-19 cases today, the highest daily level since July 17, according to government data, as the prevailing Delta variant spreads and measures are put in place to curb the Omik concern variant. .

Cases increased by 2.8% in the last seven days compared to a week earlier, although deaths fell by 3% over the same period.

Authorities today announced an additional 141 deaths in 28 days from a positive coronavirus test, down from 171 a day earlier.

According to the British Health and Safety Authority (UKHSA), the number of cases is higher in the age group of 5-9 years, evidence that the cases increased again in schools, after their fall, after school breaks in the middle of the quarter, before from a month.

Cases are lower in those over 80 years.

“As we watch the Omicron variant emerge, the Delta variant continues to circulate at high levels in all age groups,” said Steven Riley, Director of Data at UKHSA.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who made his memorial installment today, seems willing to spend the winter relying mainly on boosting doses rather than lockdowns.

However, it has reinstated the mandatory use of the mask in stores and public transportation due to concerns about the Omicron variant.

Another 10 Omicron cases

Britain announced today that it has recorded another 10 confirmed cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases of the variant of anxiety to 42.

According to the British Health and Safety Authority, seven new cases of the Omicron variant have been reported in England and three in Scotland.

SOURCE: ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ