Delta Covid cases likely to put strain on health services in areas with low vaccination rates, experts say; Australia suffers its worst daily total
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India reported 46,759 new Covid cases on Saturday, the highest daily recorded cases in nearly two months and the third consecutive day that case numbers have surpassed 40,000.
The southern state of Kerala, which last week celebrated the local Onam festival, accounted for 70% of the new cases, Reuters reports.
The Delta variant doubles the risk of Covid hospitalisation compared with the previously dominant Alpha variant, a new study has found.
The analysis – based on data collected in England – suggests that outbreaks of the Delta variant are likely to put an additional strain on health services, particularly in places with low rates of vaccination.
This study confirms previous findings that people infected with Delta are significantly more likely to require hospitalisation than those with Alpha, although most cases included in the analysis were unvaccinated.
We already know that vaccination offers excellent protection against Delta and as this variant accounts for more than 98% of Covid-19 cases in the UK, it is vital that those who have not received two doses of vaccine do so as soon as possible.
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