There are 4 article(s) tagged UK variant:

• April 2021

  • U.K. variant transitioning to dominant COVID-19 strain

    With ample vaccine, the push is on to get people in line to stem the tide of the rapidly growing U.K. strain, which now accounts for 30%-50% of COVID cases in Shelby County.

    By Jane Roberts April 06, 2021

• March 2021

  • UK strain rapidly spreading; experts holding breath over more dangerous P.1

    The rise in cases here is due largely to the U.K. mutant strain. By mid-April, it is expected to be dominant in Shelby County. 

    By Jane Roberts March 31, 2021

  • UK strain of COVID-19 hit U of M athletics in February

    The university said the strain stayed within the athletic department and did not bleed into the broader campus or Memphis community.

    By Allyson Brown, Jane Roberts March 11, 2021

• January 2021

  • Local scientists, labs rushing to sequence UK variant

    Variant doesn’t appear to be more virulent but could ramp reproduction rate here from 1.07 to 1.57 and dramatically increase deaths. 

    By Jane Roberts January 11, 2021