Joe M O'Brien

An employee of 'True Til Death' tattooists wearing a facemask. Accrington, Hyndburn, Lancashire. 4th June 2021. In the 7 days up to 6th of June Hyndburn had the 3rd highest case rate of the variant B.1.617.2, previously known as the Indian variant, then the Delta variant in the country, up from 191.3 to 320.8 per 100,000 people, with 260 new cases. 

Two women rollerblade through Leicester town centre. The variant B.1.617.2, previously known as the Indian variant, then the Delta variant was detected in 151 local authorities in the week ending 15th May 2021. Leicester recorded 64 cases, the 4th highest in the country. 30th May 2021.

A man waits for a train on Bolton train station. Bolton, Greater Manchester (historically part of Lancashire). 3rd June 2021. A national total of 12,431 cases  of the variant B.1.617.2, previously known as the Indian variant, then the Delta variant were confirmed up to the 2nd June. This was an increase of 79% on the previous week's total of 6,956. Bolton was the most affected local area where cases had increased by 795 to 2,149.