According to the latest UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) data, the so-called 'Eris' variant now the second most prevalent in the country, making up 11.8% of cases as of 27 July.
He says this is"driven primarily by the weather", which has prevented people from spending more time outdoors in recent weeks, and"constantly waning immunity" from booster jab campaigns.
Biologist Professor T. Ryan Gregory who coined the nickname"Eris" for EG 5.1 on social media, adds that it"isn't super notable in terms of specific mutations" and"is not even the fastest XXB variant".But virologist Professor Stephen Griffin wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, that"not being more severe than existing strains is not the same as not being severe".
Currently the COVID hospitalisation rate is 1.97 per 100,000 people - compared to 1.17 a week earlier.
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