Scientists have raised the alarm over a new Covid variant driving up hospital admissions across the UK - as our map shows rates of the virus have more than trebled in Salford.
The city had the highest rate of infections in Greater Manchester in the week ending June 19. There were 11.45 infections for every 100,000 people living in Salford.
That figure has rocketed since the previous week when there were just 3.51 cases per 100,000. That was also the 11th highest rate in England and nearly double the rate in Trafford (6.37 per 100,000), the area of Greater Manchester with the next highest rate of Covid infections. READ MORE: New FLiRT and LB.1 Covid variant symptoms as experts speak out The majority of Covid cases are now made up of a new group of COVID-19 variants, known collectively as FLiRT.
Scientists are concerned that one variant named KP.3, which emerged in early April, is driving up hospital admissions across the UK.
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