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According to latest Government figures, the country has recorded another 6,238 new cases of the virus. This is the highest daily increase since March 15, when around 6,504 cases were recorded.
This comes after the Indian coronavirus variant was found to be dominant in a fifth of areas in England.
Latest figures show the B.1.617.2 variant – referred to as Delta – was dominant in 67 of 315 local authorities.
At least five cases were found for the two weeks ending May 22.
This means the variant accounted for between 51 percent and 100 percent of cases in those affected areas, according to Sky News.
According to recent data from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, 230 local authorities reported at least one case of the variant.
While figures found the Indian variant made up 66.7 percent of cases in England, leading experts believe it could be as high as 76 percent.
The Indian variant, which was first identified in April, saw it spread quickly in areas such as Bolton, Blackburn with Darwen and Bedford.
Yesterday, the latest test and trace figures found the number of people who tested positive in England rose by 22 percent, the highest level in six weeks.
A total of 17,162 people received a positive test result in the week to May 26.
This marked a rise of more than a fifth on the previous week and the highest number of positive test results since April 14.
The figures also found the number of rapid COVID-19 tests has fallen to its lowest level in six weeks across the country.
This comes as Government data up to June 3 shows that of the 66,749,638 jabs given in the UK so far, 39,949,694 were first doses – a rise of 191,266 on the previous day.
Some 26,799,944 were second doses, an increase of 377,641.
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