Called XEC, the strain is a combination of the KS.1.1 and KP.3.3 variants. Figures from the UKHSA show that the admission rate for patients testing positive for all strains rose to 4.5 per 100,000 ...

The number of cases of the highly contagious XEC strain of coronavirus is on the rise throughout the UK, and there are four key symptoms to watch out for. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA ...

That’s according to Health Canada, which projects COVID-19 XEC made up nearly 20 per cent of cases in this country by Oct. 13.

"CDC is monitoring the XEC variant," Rosa Norman, a CDC spokesperson told USA TODAY. "XEC is the proposed name of a recombinant, or hybrid, of the closely related Omicron lineages KS.1.1 and KP.3. ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said that the XEC strain of Covid-19 is on the rise. The new strain is understood to be the result of two variants combining - KS.1.1 and KP.3.3 ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) warned that the XEC strain of the disease is spreading in the UK, with cases increasing at a high rate. The new strain is the result of two variants combining ...

According to the CDC Data Tracker, there has been an uptick in reported cases involving the XEC variant. While the variant KP 3.1.1 continues to account for the majority of cases in both the US ...

The swift emergence of the new Covid variant XEC, which experts worry may outmanoeuvre current vaccines, has sparked concern as it gears up to become the dominant strain this winter. The variant ...

Recent CDC data shows that KP.3.1.1 remains the dominant COVID-19 variant in the United States, accounting for nearly 60% of positive cases, but the XEC variant is not far behind. "CDC is ...

People are being warned of an unusual order of Covid symptoms, with the XEC variant now the fastest spreading and detected in multiple countries. In the UK, eligible people are being urged to get ...

A new strain of coronavirus, the Xec variant, is emerging as a potential protagonist of the upcoming winter season. This variant of Sars-CoV-2, initially identified in Germany, shows significant ...