Downing Street is monitoring a new Delta variant, known as AY4.2, or Delta PlusDowning Street is monitoring a new Delta variant, known as AY4.2, or Delta Plus
Downing Street is monitoring a new Delta variant, known as AY4.2, or Delta Plus

Delta plus variant: The Yorkshire areas with the highest number of new Covid strain cases as infections increase

By Jonathan Pritchard
Published 24th Oct 2021, 05:57 BST
The Government has renewed its calls for people to get vaccinated against Covid-19 after warning of the potential threat of future variants.

A new Delta variant, known as AY.4.2, or Delta Plus, is currently being monitored by Downing Street. These are the Yorkshire areas which have had the high number of Delta Plus cases.

Downing Street is monitoring a new Delta variant, known as AY4.2, or Delta Plus

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Downing Street is monitoring a new Delta variant, known as AY4.2, or Delta Plus

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Leeds was top in Yorkshire, and ninth in the UK, with 37 Delta Plus cases to the week of October 9, when the latest data is available up to. However, that's less than seven per cent of all the Covid-19 cases in the city.

. Leeds

Leeds was top in Yorkshire, and ninth in the UK, with 37 Delta Plus cases to the week of October 9, when the latest data is available up to. However, that's less than seven per cent of all the Covid-19 cases in the city.

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Calderdale has 35 cases of Delta Plus, almost 20 per cent of all its cases that week.

. Calderdale

Calderdale has 35 cases of Delta Plus, almost 20 per cent of all its cases that week.

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Kirkless has 33 cases that week, but it was less than 10 per cent of all cases in the borough.

. Kirklees

Kirkless has 33 cases that week, but it was less than 10 per cent of all cases in the borough.

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The East Riding had 16 cases, account for just over seven per cent of all cases in the week leading up to October 9.

5. East Riding of Yorkshire

The East Riding had 16 cases, account for just over seven per cent of all cases in the week leading up to October 9.

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Rotherham had 15 Delta Plus cases that week, out of 180 total Covid-19 cases.

6. Rotherham

Rotherham had 15 Delta Plus cases that week, out of 180 total Covid-19 cases.

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Wakefield had 14 cases of the Delta Plus variant

7. Wakefield

Wakefield had 14 cases of the Delta Plus variant

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Doncaster had 13 cases of the Delta Plus variant, seven per cent of total cases

8. Doncaster

Doncaster had 13 cases of the Delta Plus variant, seven per cent of total cases

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