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Ireland has reported a significant increase in cases of the new XEC Covid variant, now accounting for 20.6% of cases in ...

The newest Covid variant XEC now accounts for one in five infections amid signs that the spread of the virus is on the rise ...

Ireland's health officials are on high alert after confirmations of the latest Covid variant, called XEC, making rounds ...

A new variant of COVID called XEC — a combination of two Omicron subvariants — is spreading in the middle of flu season.

XEC has become the second most prevalent strain in the country, according to data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ), representing more than 1 in 10 cases. But ...

The new COVID variant XEC has been found by UK health experts as they prepare for winter, when cases tend to increase. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has highlighted a slight increase in ...

It is thought the XEC strain is more transmissible due to its numerous mutations, and presents symptoms similar to those of ...

The CDC's Nowcast data tracker, which displays COVID-19 estimates and projections for two-week periods, reflected that the KP ...

The UK is continuing to witness a surge in Covid cases, and there are four key symptoms to watch out for. The UK Health ...

The XEC Covid variant currently accounts for around a fifth of new cases, new figures show, as health officials repeated ...

KP.3.1.1 is still the dominant COVID-19 variant in the United States as it accounts for nearly 60% of positive cases, but the XEC variant is not far behind, recent Centers for Disease Control and ...