Written question WQ95130

Asked by: Janet Finch-SaundersConservativeMember for Aberconwy
To be answered by: Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Tabled: 25 November 2024
Due: 2 December 2024
Answered: 2 December 2024
Time to answer: 7 daysAnswered by the due date

Question

How many cases of the COVID XEC variant is the Cabinet Secretary aware of in Wales?

Answer

Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care

Public Health Wales (PHW) is responsible for recording data on COVID-19 cases and variants. Figures are published in their Variant surveillance dashboard at the following link:

https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/public.health.wales.health.protection/viz/COVID-19genomicsurveillance/Summary

The latest figures show that in the four weeks to 21 October 2024, 26% of cases were found to be the XEC variant. For further information you may wish to contact PHW directly (PHW.GenomicEpi@wales.nhs.uk).