We are seeing the Delta (Indian) variant causing an increase in cases, we are seeing an increase in hospitalisations,' Mr Johnson said. Around 90 per cent of new infections are now the Indian variant and cases are doubling every nine days. He told The Mirror: 'In a month you'll be up to 100,000 new cases a day. The region is the Indian variant hotspot and cases there have exploded in the past fortnight. Government critics were taken aback by 'terrible' data showing how the Delta variant is taking over so quickly and threatening a third wave of hospital admissions.

Source: Daily Mail June 12, 2021 15:41 UTC