A surge in positive tests, hospitalisations, and a sharp rise in cases week on week have been recorded by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
A sudden 21 per cent in Covid cases could be down to a new group of variants - with experts saying 'FLiRT' strains are becoming dominant across the country. A surge in positive tests, hospitalisations, and a sharp rise in cases week on week have been recorded by the UK Health Security Agency .
The sharp rise could have been the result of the FLiRT mutation, with three new strains, KP.1.1, KP.3 and KP.2 now accounting for 40 per cent of all cases, as reported by In Your Area. The figures were updated at the end of April, implying the variant may be to blame for more than 50 per cent of all cases.
The figures revealed a 21.2 per cent week on week rise in cases in England, 106 deaths and a 73 per cent rise in those admitted to hospital with the virus. It is believed the FLiRT strains account for a quarter of all cases in the US, with fears that the new mutations are currently widespread.
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