The UK's growing number of confirmed cases has reached a new high facing a "superimposed" double whammy

Source: Xinhua News Agency

According to the data released by the British Health Security Agency on the 15th, there were 4671 new cases of Infection with the Aomi Kerong strain on the same day, with a total of 10,017 confirmed cases.

England's chief medical officer Chris Whitty warned at a press conference on the same day that record numbers could continue to emerge in the coming weeks. Whitty noted that as the spread of the Omilon strain accelerates, the UK is facing a "superimposed" double whammy, with the Delta variant infection remaining high, while at the same time the Omiljun strain infection cases are "rapidly increasing".