Covid Cases Are Continuing To Rise In The U.K.

Covid cases in the UK are continuing to rise, the latest data from ZOE shows. It was adjusted to take into account the small number of contributors who are not vaccinated against Covid. Nearly 90 per cent of Britons have got one dose

Daily Mail: Britain's Covid crisis HASN'T peaked: Symptom-tracking app's data U-turns and estimates 60,000 people are now falling ill every day - up 27% in a week... as map reveals how outbreaks are growing in all but FIVE of England's 149 boroughs

* King's College London scientists estimated 60,019 people were catching the virus daily, up from 47,189

* Professor Tim Spector said the results showed hopes the third wave may be receding 'have faded'

* The symptom study which relies on updates from a million Britons has updated how it calculates cases

* Public Health England today found cases are rising in 144 of 149 areas in England — or nearly 97 per cent

Britain's Covid third wave has not peaked and cases are still rising, according to a symptom-tracking study that sparked hopes the outbreak was starting to fizzle out.

King's College London scientists estimated 60,000 people were catching the virus every day in the week to July 17, the latest day data is available for — up 27 per cent in a week.

Separate Public Health England statistics also showed today that outbreaks grew in all but five of areas of the country last week.

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WNU Editor: While Covid-19 cases are exploding in the U.K. are exploding. The UK death rate numbers from Covid-19 are still low. There were 73 deaths yesterday, and a 7-day rolling average of 52 per day.

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