Covid Hospitalisations On Rise As New Variants Emerge
The Independent|June 24, 2024
Experts have warned that Covid “hasn’t gone away” after an uptick in infections and hospitalisations that is thought to have been caused by new variants of the virus.
MATT MATHERS
Covid Hospitalisations On Rise As New Variants Emerge

A group of Covid mutations has recently emerged and is collectively referred to as FLiRT.

According to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Covid hospital admissions increased by 24 per cent in the past week, with a rate of 3.31 per 100,000 people compared with 2.67 per 100,000 in the previous week.

Professor Lawrence Young, a virologist at Warwick University, said the figures should serve as a “wake-up call” to those who think the virus has gone away.

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