Meanwhile, the new Covid variant XEC continues to be prevalent while seasonal illnesses like flu and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) are expected to increase as usual over the winter months.

Called XEC, the strain is a combination of the KS.1.1 and KP.3.3 variants. Figures from the UKHSA show that the admission rate for patients testing positive for all strains rose to 4.5 per 100,000 ...

The number of cases of the highly contagious XEC strain of coronavirus is on the ... Gloucestershire Live reports The Independent states the most recent data from the UKHSA shows an increase ...

Analysis of the latest data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows that 21.1 per cent of all sequenced Covid cases belonged to the XEC strain in the week up to October 6. Scientists ...

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The XEC Covid variant currently accounts for around a fifth of new cases, new figures show, as health officials repeated calls for eligible adults to get vaccinated against the virus. Analysis of the ...

That’s according to Health Canada, which projects COVID-19 XEC made up nearly 20 per cent of cases in this country by Oct. 13.