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On Monday the UK reported 10,633 cases and five deaths. Today’s number of infections is the highest figure on record since mid-February and comes as fears of the Delta variant of Covid rise. The variant first detected in India has become the dominant strain in the UK. The rise in infections and fatalities comes ahead of next week’s review of travel rules.
Ministers are expected to take a cautious approach but the green list could be expanded to include a handful of European countries, according to analysts.
The UK’s vaccine programme continues to make strong progress, with a further 21,080 people receiving their first dose yesterday.
More than 43 million people across the country have now received one dose of the Covid vaccine.
And those who are fully inoculated, having reveived both jabs, have reached over 31.4 million.
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