UK s daily Covid infections rise AGAIN to 6,238 - 1,000 more than yesterday: Fears for Freedom Day after government sources admitted they would be concerned if cases went over 5,000
It marked the first time daily infections have risen above 6,000 since March 26 when there were more curbs
And the second day in a row that cases have been above 5,000, Department of Health figures showed
England s June 21 Freedom Day now appears to be hanging in the balance amid spread of Indian variant
Office for National Statistics report today showed weekly Covid cases spiked 75 per cent last week to 86,000
Daily Covid infections have been rising steadily since late May when there were 2,500 a day on average
The number of people who had Covid-19 in England has increased by around three quarters in a week, figures suggest.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates that 85,600 people in England had the virus in the week to May 29 – equating to around one in 640 people in private households.
This is the highest level since the week to April 16 and is up from 48,500 people – one in 1,120 people in private households – in the week ending May 22.
Figures are still lower than they were earlier this year, with the ONS estimating that 1,122,000 people had Covid-19 in the week to January 2.
(PA Graphics)
Meanwhile, the latest Government figures show that the coronavirus reproduction number, or R value, in England is between 1 and 1.2 – up from between 1 and 1.1 last week.
The number of people who had Covid-19 in England has increased by around three quarters in a week, figures suggest.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates that 85,600 people in England had the virus in the week to May 29 – equating to around one in 640 people in private households.
This is the highest level since the week to April 16 and is up from 48,500 people – one in 1,120 people in private households – in the week ending May 22.
Figures are still lower than they were earlier this year, with the ONS estimating that 1,122,000 people had Covid-19 in the week to January 2.
(PA Graphics)
Meanwhile, the latest Government figures show that the coronavirus reproduction number, or R value, in England is between 1 and 1.2 – up from between 1 and 1.1 last week.