The number of deaths involving #COVID19 decreased in Wales and some regions in England, but increased in
▪️ the North East
▪️ East of England
▪️ London
▪️ the South West
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In England, there have been 132,434 death occurrences involving #COVID19 up to 11 June (registered by 19 June).
@PHE_uk report 112,501 #COVID19 death occurrences in this time (notified by 19 June, where death occurred within 28 days of a positive test) ow.ly/wBdW50FfE18
@PHE_uk In Wales, 7,897 deaths that occurred up to 11 June 2021 (registered up to 19 June) involved #COVID19.
#COVID19 rates continued to increase in England and remain low in Wales. In Northern Ireland & Scotland, the trend of people testing positive was uncertain.
Due to low positivity rates, caution should be taken over interpreting small movements in trends ow.ly/1gWU50Fdja5
Cases compatible with the Delta variant of #COVID19 have continued to increase in England.
Delta variant compatible cases remain low in Wales, and the trend is uncertain in Northern Ireland and Scotland ow.ly/O5gk50FdjbH
Regionally in England, there were increases in the number of people with #COVID19 in
▪️ the North West
▪️ the West Midlands
▪️ the South East.
Decreases were seen in the East of England and the East Midlands ow.ly/Def150Fdjfc
The proportion of businesses’ workforce reported to be on furlough fell from around 20% in late January to 7% in late May 2021.
This is the lowest since the furlough scheme began, while the highest proportion was working at their normal workplace (62%) ow.ly/I0Ij50Fci9W
Businesses in the arts, entertainment and recreation industry reported the highest proportion of its workforce on furlough leave (21%) ow.ly/V8eA50Fcig1
87% of UK businesses were currently trading in early June, remaining consistent since late May 2021.
This is the joint highest percentage of businesses currently trading since comparable estimates began in June 2020 ow.ly/izH550FcihI
UK retail footfall saw a weekly decrease of 7% in the week to 12 June 2021, according to @Springboard_.
It was still 82% of the level seen in the same week of 2019 – the second highest volume as a proportion of its 2019 level so far this year ow.ly/TJLk50FchxJ
The 7-day average number of restaurant diners in the week to 14 June was 119% of its level in the same week of 2019.
This was a large weekly fall, but 62 percentage points more than the week to 19 April after hospitality reopened, @OpenTableUK data show ow.ly/xkYj50FchFF
@OpenTableUK Online job adverts on 11 June 2021 had decreased by 2% compared with a week ago, according to @Adzuna data.
This is the first time online job adverts have fallen since 15 January 2021, but the volume remains substantially above pre-pandemic levels ow.ly/BV4D50FchWR