Concerns have been raised over the new Deltacron variant - which experts say is one of the most infectious diseases ever seen. The UK Health Security Agency and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have confirmed that cases of Deltacron, a mutant hybrid of Omicron and Delta, have been detected.
In light of the developing situation, we've taken a look at the latest Covid case rates across Notts. And, while case rates are not as high across the county as they have been over the course of the pandemic, some areas have a marked increase when compared to others. The extent of the prevalence of the new variant locally, however, remains unclear.
In a broader Covid overview, across the East Midlands there have been almost 28,000 new Covid cases in the last seven days, the region recording a case rate of 574.6 per 100,000 people. In the same period, there have been 1,413 new cases across Nottingham and 4,638 across the wider county.
