Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeDaily coronavirus cases in the UK have shot up the highest amount on a Saturday since February. The increase comes as the highly infectious Delta variant continues to spread across the UK, with the number of coronavirus cases in the UK having surged in recent weeks. After months of lockdown and hundreds of thousands of vaccinations each week, daily cases reached less than 1,700 a day at the beginning of April. The Prime Minister said evidence coming in was a “serious, serious concern” as he prepares to announce on Monday whether Freedom Day is being delayed. “We don't know exactly to what extent that is going to feed through into extra mortality, but clearly it's a matter of serious, serious concern."

Source: Daily Mirror June 12, 2021 15:08 UTC