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Ryan Merrifield & Aaron Morris

New Covid-19 wave explained as virus now 'more dangerous' - with top 3 UK hotspots revealed

Great Britain could be facing a new wave of Covid infections, driven by Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 - with three counties in particular seeing a surge in cases.

The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) up to June 2 suggests that England and Northern Ireland are beginning to see a rise in cases, with obfuscated trends for Wales and Scotland.

Infection levels are estimated to have risen in London, North West England and South East England - with early signs of an increase to follow in eastern England.

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