There are a number of symptoms doctors are warning you to look out for
Figures from the UK Health Security Agency show 10.8 per 100,000 of the population were recorded with the virus in the week leading up to August 14. This is an increase from 9.3 per 100,000 in the week leading up to July 29.
Shortness of breath, a loss of smell and a fever are no longer the main symptoms. Instead, there are three other symptoms to be aware of. Dr Bharat Pankhania, a senior clinical lecturer at the University of Exeter's medical school, told The Mirror: "It's too early to say if this strain is more of a pathologic virus at the moment. I was first aware of new cases being reported about four weeks ago. This is not a UK-specific strain, there have been cases all around the world."
"People aren't testing as much now and our guard is down because it's summer," he said. "It's important that people who are vulnerable get their vaccines if they haven't already. We're not in complete and total darkness this time - the old vaccine will still work, but if it's found not to be giving the same coverage then it will need to be modified and given out again.
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