COVID-19: Indian coronavirus variant - where is it getting worse? COVID-19: Indian coronavirus variant - where is it getting worse? New figures show cases of the Indian variant of concern are growing fast, but from a low level. The latest national figures show there are 1,313 cases of the variant of concern in the UK, up from the 520 recorded the previous week. The cases are not evenly spread and are currently focussed in several areas where officials are especially concerned. There are three types of the Indian COVID variant in the UK. Public Health England (PHE) has designate...