Talk of the new Covid variant – known as XEC – is currently rife, with reports emerging that the variant, first detected in Germany in June, is spreading across the United States and the rest of Europe.

XEC’s prevalence is lower in the US and Canada and reached a high of 5.96% in European cases on 19 August. Slovenia had high rates of infection with the variant in August with over 10 per cent of samples from the country containing XEC.

Experts are keeping a close eye on the spread of a new Coronavirus variant that is spreading in the US, Europe, and has also reached the UK. Data compiled by the Reach Data Unit shows what parts of the country are most affected by the new Covid -19 variant as well as other variants.