Omicron Variant Now Dominates in England and Scotland, Health Data Show

LONDON—Omicron has turn out to be the dominant variant of the coronavirus in England and Scotland, according to estimates derived from British wellbeing knowledge, demonstrating its means to outcompete the Delta pressure that now dominates in the U.S. and other sections of the environment.

The progress arrived as the U.K. reported Friday a report amount of new day-to-day scenarios considering that the begin of the pandemic: extra than 93,000, in comparison with 88,000 Thursday. New scenarios have grown on average by 39% in the hottest week in comparison with the past seven times.