Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeCovid cases in England are at their highest level in two months, statistics show - as fears over Freedom Day on June 21 grow. That figure, for private households, is up from one in 640 people in the previous week, and is the highest level since April 10. Boris Johnson is set to reveal whether the so-called Freedom Day can go ahead in the coming days. The ONS also said on Friday that infections have increased in the North West, West Midlands, London and the South East. In Northern Ireland, the latest estimate is one in 700 people, up slightly from one in 800 in the previous week, while for Scotland the estimate is one in 540, up from one in 680.

Source: Daily Mirror June 11, 2021 13:55 UTC