Cases of new Yorkshire Covid variant double as 'concerning mix of 25 mutations' probed
13:51, 26 May 2021 Updated: 14:23, 26 May 2021 A NEW Covid variant that emerged in Yorkshire shows how rapidly the virus is evolving to evade vaccines, experts have warned. �� 3 A new strain of the coronavirus with 10 mutations is being probedCredit: Alamy But this figure, to May 12, appears to have doubled to 99, according to data from the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium. A new scientific paper reveals the characteristics of the variant for the first time using swabs from people in Sheffield - where cases are centred. Researchers led by University of Sheffield said the Yorkshire varian...