The link between cases and admissions is less strong - but the Delta variant has pushed the rate back up slightly

Hospital admissions as a proportion of cases from two weeks earlier

25%

20

15

10

5

0

0

Jul

2020

8 Dec

Vaccine rollout

begins

Apr

The link between cases and admissions is less strong - but the Delta variant has pushed the rate back up slightly

Hospital admissions as a proportion of cases from two weeks earlier

25%

20

15

10

5

0

Jul

2020

Oct

8 Dec

Vaccine rollout begins

Apr

Guardian graphic. Source: coronavirus.data.gov.uk. Figures are rolling seven-day sums, for England only. Data runs from June 2020 to 7 June 2021, with any earlier dates omitted due to lack of testing.