The variant coronavirus found in the UK may cause higher mortality.

On January 22, local time, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said at the epidemic press conference on the same day that the variant coronavirus found in the United Kingdom is not only fast, but also may lead to higher mortality.

Valens, the chief scientific adviser of the United Kingdom, stressed that based on some data and information available, the mortality rate before the virus variant’s is about 10%, and the mortality rate caused by the variant’s virus has risen to about 13 to 14ths.

It is reported that the number of confirmed coronavirus patients in the UK has reached 38,562, 78% higher than the first peak of the epidemic in April 2020.