Stealth Omicron in Portsmouth, Fareham, Gosport, Havant, East Hampshire, Winchester, Southampton, New Forest, Rushmoor, Test Valley, Basingtoke and Deane, Hart and the Isle of Wight: Rates of contagious BA2 variant as Covid cases rise | The News - Portsmouth News

Rates of the extra-contagious ‘Stealth Omicron’ strain of coronavirus are lower in Portsmouth and south Hampshire than the rest of the country.

The highly contagious coronavirus strain BA.2 is now responsible for more than four in five infections across England, research shows. Researchers analysing positive Covid tests from the week to 12 … [+3023 chars]

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