Delta variant mildest of all 7 variants tracked in the UK
Data current to June 11, official UK government report
Table 2. Number of confirmed (sequencing) and probable (genotyping) cases by variant as of 14 June 2021
Variant |
Confirmed (sequencing) case number |
Probable (genotyping) case number* |
Total case number |
Case Proportion* |
Deaths |
Case Fatality |
Cases with 28 day follow up |
Deaths among those with 28 day follow up |
Case Fatality among those with 28 day follow up |
Alpha |
218,332 |
5,689 |
224,021 |
77.9% |
4,259 |
1.9% (1.8 to 2.0%) |
217,228 |
4,252 |
2.0% (1.9 to 2.0%) |
Beta |
871 |
55 |
926 |
0.3% |
13 |
1.4% (0.7 to 2.4%) |
858 |
13 |
1.5% (0.8 to 2.6%) |
Delta |
31,132 |
29,523 |
60,655 |
21.1% |
73 |
0.1% (0.1 to 0.2%) |
5,762 |
17 |
0.3% (0.2 to 0.5%) |
Eta |
441 |
0 |
441 |
0.2% |
12 |
2.7% (1.4 to 4.7%) |
428 |
12 |
2.8% (1.5 to 4.8%) |
Gamma |
170 |
42 |
212 |
0.1% |
0 |
0.0% (0.0 to 1.7%) |
155 |
0 |
0.0% (0.0 to 2.4%) |
Kappa |
422 |
0 |
422 |
0.1% |
1 |
0.2% (0.0 to 1.3%) |
404 |
1 |
0.2% (0.0 to 1.4%) |
Theta |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% (0.0 to 41.0%) |
5 |
0 |
0.0% (0.0 to 52.2%) |