How many cases of the COVID XEC variant is the Cabinet Secretary aware of in Wales?
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care | Answered on 16/10/2024
Since the 7th August, there have been 50 cases of the XEC variant within Wales, accounting for just under 17% of the cases during September into October.
Public Health Wales (PHW) publish a monthly public dashboard of the variants in circulation, COVID-19 genomic surveillance | Tableau Public. Information on XEC and other COVID-19 variants can be found at this link.