Rise in XFG Covid variant cases and hospitalisations in the UK
Summary
Covid cases are rising in the UK, with hospitalisations up more than 400% in a month, and more than half of positive tests are a variant of XFG, nicknamed 'Stratus' and more recently 'American Covid'. The UKHSA has shared advice as the rate of positive results has increased, and the Evening Standard reports that cases and hospitalisations have increased sharply in London in recent weeks. Outlets have described the symptoms of the variant, which tests show is the dominant strain in the UK.
Latest: Covid cases and hospitalisations have increased sharply in London in recent weeks, and tests show that XFG, also known as Stratus, is the dominant strain in the UK.
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How it unfolded
Thursday 8 October
Covid cases and hospitalisations have increased sharply in London in recent weeks, and tests show that XFG, also known as Stratus, is the dominant strain in the UK.
- 06:21Evening StandardWhat is the XFG Covid variant? Symptoms explained as cases rise in London
- 05:29Chronicle LiveSymptoms of 'American Covid' as cases increase and more hospitalised in UK
Wednesday 7 October
The UKHSA shared advice as the rate of positive Covid tests increased, with more than half of positive tests found to be a variant of XFG, dubbed 'American Covid'.
- 11:41Liverpool EchoFull list of symptoms as new Covid-19 strain on the rise
- 07:20The IndependentWhat is XFG Covid strain? Symptoms to look out for as UK cases grow
- 03:57Liverpool EchoIs there a new Covid strain, full list of symptoms and what it means for UK
Tuesday 6 October
Covid hospitalisations in the UK have risen by more than 400% in a month, and more than half of positive tests are a variant of XFG, nicknamed 'Stratus' and more recently 'American Covid'.