New government data has highlighted 15 Covid hotspots in Nottinghamshire as experts sound the alarm over a new variant of the disease. The latest sub-strain of the fast-spreading Omicron variant has been named Centaurus and health experts and virologists across the globe have voiced their concern.
Centaurus, or BA.2.75 variant as it is also known, is rapidly spreading in India as well making ground in the UK in recent weeks and is being closely monitored due to its yet-unknown potential impact. Covid rates have increased 25 percent in Nottinghamshire over recent days, but there is a significant gap in the infection figures between different areas of the county.
The case rate per 100,000 people for the seven day period ending on July 8 in the county was 302.9, with 2,524 cases in total. With cases rising, 15 Nottinghamshire areas have a rate above 400 per 100,000 people, which is slightly above the current national average of 309.4.
