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People infected with Delta variant 'significantly more likely' to need hospital treatment, Covid-19 study suggests

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Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing Those infected with the Delta variant of Covid-19 are twice as likely to need hospital treatment, a new study has suggested.

More than 43,000 cases in England were analysed between March and May to look at the difference between the Delta and Alpha strains of the virus.

Nearly three-quarters of coronavirus cases in the study were in people who were unvaccinated, with 1.8 per cent coming in those who had received both inoculations. READ MORE:Latest Greater Manchester coronavirus infection rates as five boroughs see cases increase The study said around one in 50 patients were admitted to hospital within two weeks of their first positive test, or 2.3pc of Delta

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