: Independent says on the Indian Coronavirus variant
Eight local authorities did not have access to the full data on positive tests in their areas for three weeks in April and May, it says, with the number of missing cases highest in Blackburn with Darwen, in Lancashire –where a recent surge in infections was linked to the B1617.2 mutation
The other areas affected by the apparent technical glitch were Blackpool, York, Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock, the BBC revealed.
It comes as Professor Andrew Hayward, an infectious disease expert at University College London, warned earlier that Britain could be on the brink of a third wave of infections.
Almost 3,000 cases of the mutation have now been identified across the UK – up from the 2,323 declared on Monday – and surge testing has been announced in a number of places to control its spread, including Bolton and Blackburn.
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