Five cases of the new Arcturus strain of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Scotland, with five people confirmed as having died in the UK while carrying the new strain of coronavirus, according to UK health officials.
The new variant, an off-shoot of the Omicron variant of the disease, is spreading across the world. According to a new report from the UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA), the variant is now making its way across the UK, The Mirror reports.
The five deaths are cases in which the people who have died were found to have the new strain. Other underlying conditions that may have played a part in their deaths have not been specified in the report.
