Cases of the coronavirus variant Pirola have tripled in two weeks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have said. According to the latest data, Pirola made up 8.8 percent of cases as of November 25, triple the number the variant was linked to in the previous two-week period. The Omicron BA.2.86 variant has … Read more
The Pirola and Eris Covid variants are two strains of the virus that have been circulating in recent months. Eris, a descendant of the Omicron variant, emerged in the UK over the summer and was first classified as a variant by the World Health Organization (WHO) on August 9th. Pirola, another sub-variant of Omicron, was … Read more
The latest government data revealed the Covid case rate in all local authorities in England and Wales (rate per 100,000). Great Yarmouth: 54.4 Chesterfield: 49.6 Scarborough: 45.1 Isle of Wight: 44.3 Fylde: 43.1 Torbay: 41.8 Newcastle-under-Lyme: 41.7 Melton: 40.9 North Norfolk: 40.9 Stafford: 40.6 Broxtowe: 40.1 Surrey Heath: 39.2 South Hams: 38.7 Newark and Sherwood: … Read more