Sore throat could be Covid XEC strain, strep throat or something else - how to tell

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Sore throat could be Covid XEC strain, strep throat or something else - how to tell
Author: mirrornews@mirror.co.uk (Fiona Callingham)
Published: Dec, 17 2024 11:41

An expert has highlighted the difference between a sore throat caused by Covid, strep throat and other infections as coronavirus rates remain high in the UK. Around this time of year it is very common to come down with some sort of seasonal illness. The cold weather coupled with the fact we spend more time indoors with other people makes us especially vulnerable to these kinds of viruses. However, with so many types of illnesses going around at the moment it can be hard to know exactly what is wrong.

According to data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), cases of COVID-19 remain relatively high with 1,081 confirmed cases in the week up to December 4. There were also 122 deaths linked to Covid in the seven days up to November 22. And the most up to date figures on hospital admissions caused by Covid increased with 1,085 in the week up to November 30, a 1.5 percent rise on the week before. Health experts had previously linked a rise in Covid cases with the emergence of the XEC strain.

The variant, which was first discovered in Germany, is thought to be highly transmissible due to a number of mutations it carries. More recently, the NHS has also warned of the potential for a “quademic” in the UK, with cases of flu, norovirus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and Covid expected to affect large swathes of the population this winter.

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