UK Health Security Agency monitoring AY.4.2 as daily cases at highest level since late July
A newly detected coronavirus variant is on the rise in England, with the virus believed to be an offshoot of the Delta variant.
According to a briefing from the UK Health Security Agency, released on Friday, “a Delta sublineage newly designated as AY.4.2 is noted to be expanding in England”, with the body adding that the variant is being monitored and assessed.
