Partying football fans have fuelled a 56 per cent surge in Covid cases over the past week. Around one in 45 people aged 16 to 24 now have the virus as infections spread rapidly in younger adults. This group, few of whom are fully vaccinated, has led the celebrations of England's Euro 2020 success. Although 58 per cent of Indian variant cases have been in unvaccinated adults, most deaths have been older people who've had at least one jab. In the week to July 3, one in 170 people in England tested positive, up 56 per cent from the week before.

Source: Daily Mail July 09, 2021 21:19 UTC