Coronavirus cases have surged by 76 per cent in a week but the government insisted last night that there was still no evidence to support a delay to the final stages of reopening on June 21.
Infections are rising more quickly than at any time since September but No 10 said that the data remained as expected.
Analysis by The Times suggests that although cases may be rising, the proportion of elderly patients in hospitals is falling. Doctors said that Covid patients tended to be younger and less sick than those admitted during the first or second wave. In January the over-65s made up on average about 62 per cent of hospital admissions for Covid. They now make up 45 per cent. Those aged between
