As of May 19, 2021, over 249 thousand cases of the B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant had been reported in the United Kingdom. That variant, also known as the UK variant or the Kent variant, came to prominence in late 2020 and appeared to be transmitting between people easier than the variant that started the pandemic. Even though viruses mutating is not unexpected, the worry for scientists and the global population overall is how effective the vaccines currently in use are against those new variants.
The total number of cases in the UK can be found here. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.
Number of reported cases of select COVID-19 variants in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 19, 2021, by type*
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GOV.UK. (May 21, 2021). Number of reported cases of select COVID-19 variants in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 19, 2021, by type* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1208459/covid-19-variant-cases-reported-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. "Number of reported cases of select COVID-19 variants in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 19, 2021, by type*." Chart. May 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1208459/covid-19-variant-cases-reported-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. (2021). Number of reported cases of select COVID-19 variants in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 19, 2021, by type*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1208459/covid-19-variant-cases-reported-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. "Number of Reported Cases of Select Covid-19 Variants in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of May 19, 2021, by Type*." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1208459/covid-19-variant-cases-reported-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK, Number of reported cases of select COVID-19 variants in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 19, 2021, by type* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1208459/covid-19-variant-cases-reported-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Number of reported cases of select COVID-19 variants in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 19, 2021, by type* [Graph], GOV.UK, May 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1208459/covid-19-variant-cases-reported-in-the-uk/
