Get our daily coronavirus email newsletter with all the news you need to know direct to your inbox Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. More than 100 cases of the new strain have been identified across the country. While scientists keep an eye on the new strain, the Indian variant has quickly become the dominant version of coronavirus in the UK. (Image: AFP via Getty Images)Today Matt Hancock announced this afternoon that the Indian variant was still spreading, with between half and three quarters of new cases now the mutant strain. On May 17 it reported its highest number of daily cases however, with the majority of cases stemming from overcrowded prisons.

Source: Daily Mirror May 27, 2021 22:30 UTC