PM vows to find out who failed six-year-old Arthur: Judge blasts his 'cruel and inhuman' stepmother as he jails her for life for his murder, while father gets 21 yearsĭuchess of Cambridge was left in tears after confronting Meghan Markle over 'bullying of Palace staff' just days before the royal wedding, Camilla pal Kirstie Allsopp claims The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said 12 of the 22 known cases up to November 30 - 55 per cent - were in people who had at least two doses.Īnother 75 cases of Omicron Covid are found in England: UK total doubles as health chiefs reveal the majority of sequenced super-variant infections are in fully vaccinated people 'Vaccination is critical to help us bolster our defences against this new variant so please get your first, second, third or booster jab as soon as you are eligible to protect yourself, your families and your communities.' Meanwhile, it was revealed earlier today that more than half of England's Omicron Covid cases were in double-vaccinated people amid fears the super-mutant can slip past existing jabs. Please wear face coverings in line with government guidance, let in fresh air when mixing indoors and wash your hands regularly. That's why it's so important that everybody, everywhere, takes simple steps to protect themselves from infection. 'We have started to see cases where there are no links to travel, suggesting that we have a small amount of community transmission. It is critical that anyone with Covid-19 symptoms isolates and gets a PCR test immediately. Teams nationally and locally are working at pace to identify and trace all close contacts of every Omicron case.
'We are continuing to monitor the data closely. Dr Jenny Harries, UKHSA chief executive, said: 'Increased case detection through focused contact tracing has led to more cases of the Omicron variant being identified and confirmed, as we have seen in other countries globally. Cases have now been identified in the East Midlands, East of England, London, North East, North West, South East, South West and West Midlands. The individuals who have tested positive, and their contacts, have been asked to self-isolate, and work is under way to identify any links to travel, the UKHSA said.
It brings the total number of confirmed cases in England to 104. A 75 further cases of the Covid-19 Omicron variant have been identified in England, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said.