SHARE LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As the COVID 19’s Delta variant continues to uptick across Kentucky, health experts are now closely monitoring a new emerging variant. What You Need To Know Doctors say Lambda variant has not yet been in Kentucky According to the WHO's website, the newest version of the virus has been reported in over 29 countries According to a spokesperson within Norton, COVID-19 patients admitted into the hospital has nearly tripled in the last 20 days Nearly 51% of Kentucky’s state population ages 12 and up are fully vaccinated There’s the Delta, Alpha, Gamma – but now there’s yet another coronavirus variant.