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Covid-19 cases are on the rise in England as a new strain of the virus sweeps the country, according to the latest data by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

UKHSA data shows a recent spike in levels of the virus , rising 7.6 per cent from September 3 to 1,664 cases on September 10.

Deaths and hospitalisations from the virus are also on the rise, with 79 Covid deaths recorded in the week ending September 5, up 36.2 per cent from the previous week. Some 1,162 patients were admitted to hospital with Covid in the week ending August 31 – a 15.6 per cent increase from the week before.

It comes as a new variant, dubbed 'Stratus' , has become the dominant strain of the virus in the UK. Also known as XFG, the Stratus variant and its spin-offs, XFG.3 and XFG.3.1, account f

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