The UK has reported 11,007 new cases of COVID and 19 more deaths in the last 24-hour period.
The figures compare with 9,055 cases and nine deaths reported yesterday, and 7,393 and seven deaths this time last week.
The current number of new infections is the highest reported since February 19, when 12,027 cases were recorded.
This comes as an additional 195,565 people received their first dose of a COVID vaccine on Wednesday, bringing the total to 42,216,654, meaning more than 80% of adults have now been bitten.
In addition, 234,834 had their second injection, meaning that 30,675,207 (58.2%) have now been fully vaccinated in the UK.
These percentages are expected to continue to rise in the coming weeks as the vaccination schedule shrinks across age groups, with Health Secretary Matt Hancock announcing that everyone over 18 will be able to book a jab starting Friday. .
The NHS is rushing to vaccinate the entire adult population in time for the government’s delayed date to ease any remaining restrictions in England on July 19.
This comes as data from the REACT-1 study showed infections ‘increase exponentially’ across England, with the number of cases doubling every 11 days.
The study by scientists at Imperial College London suggests that the prevalence of COVID-19 is highest in people aged five to 12, as well as among young adults aged 18 to 24.
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Source: news.sky.com
This notice was published: 2021-06-17 13:38:00
