According to official data released Tuesday, Britain recorded another 146 COVID-related deaths, the highest daily figure since March 12. The total number of covid-related deaths in Britain now stands at 130,503. These figures only include the deaths of people who died within 28 days of their first positive test, according to reports.. Britain also reported another 23,510 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 6,117,540.
The latest data from Public Health England showed that Covid-19 vaccines are highly effective against hospitalization from the Delta variant first detected in India. Meanwhile, three-quarters of adults in Britain have now received both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, according to a statement from the Department of Health and Social Care.
The analysis indicated the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is 96 percent effectual and the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is 92 percent effective against hospitalization after two doses. The Delta variant is currently the dominant strain in Britain. The data from PHE and Cambridge University showed that around 60,000 deaths, 22 million infections and 66,900 hospitalizations have been prevented by the vaccines.
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