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The new strain is highly infectious and thought to originate in the South East
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New mutant strain of coronavirus detected in Derbyshire
Scientists say the new variant has been found near a town in the county
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COVID mutation found in Lincolnshire
At least two samples of a new variant of coronavirus have been taken in Lincolnshire, according to a new study.
Wednesday, 23rd December 2020, 12:55 pm
As the country waits to see whether the government will implement tougher lockdown measures from Boxing Day, data from the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK) has looked at where the new variant, called VUI-202012/01, has been found.
A map compiled by COG-UK shows two samples in Lincolnshire up to December 17 though it notes these are not necessarily the real number of total cases.
According to Sky News, Jeffrey Barrett, lead COVID-19 statistical geneticist at COG-UK, told a Science Media Centre briefing on Tuesday: “They’re relatively small numbers, but I think it is important to be aware that it is certainly not the case that this is just completely geographically constrained to what is the current tier 4 area.”
THE mutant strain of coronavirus blamed for a surge in cases across south east England has been identified near Braintree, scientists say. Experts say the strain - known as VUI-202012/01 - is 70 per cent more transmissible and fear it is now present in most parts of the UK. But Braintree is one of 57 areas in the UK which has had confirmed cases with the new strain, the Covid-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK) monitoring group have said. It is the only place in Essex where the strain has been confirmed. Braintree has seen a huge rise in cases since the start of December and is now close to recording 1,000 Covid-19 cases a week.