And, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the XEC strain of coronavirus has been spreading in the UK. XEC is a combination of the KS.1.1 and KP.3.3 variants. It is thought to be ...

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 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 ...

"CDC is monitoring the XEC variant," Rosa Norman, a CDC spokesperson told USA TODAY. "XEC is the proposed name of a recombinant, or hybrid, of the closely related Omicron lineages KS.1.1 and KP.3. ...

A new COVID-19 variant called XEC is spreading around the world, as numerous countries deal with another flu season. The strain, which is a combination of Omicron subvariants KS.1.1 and KP.3.3, is ...

As of Oct. 12, the most recent CDC data available, KP.3.1.1 accounts for 57.2% of COVID-19 cases, followed by XEC (10.7%), KP.2.3 (7.8%), LB.1 (5.8%) and KP.3 (5.7%). Two weeks prior, XEC was ...

A new coronavirus virus variant, XEC, is rapidly spreading across the United States. XEC has become the second most prevalent strain in the country, according to data released by the U.S. Centers ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said that the XEC strain of Covid-19 is on the rise. The new strain is understood to be the result of two variants combining - KS.1.1 and KP.3.3 ...

XEC is tipped to become the dominant strain over the coming months and experts are gathering information about the new variant. It comes as sickness bugs are surging and health chiefs advised ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) warned that the XEC strain of the disease is spreading in the UK, with cases increasing at a high rate. The new strain is the result of two variants combining ...