Category: Transmission
20% of coronavirus covid-19 cases in Maharashtra, India are new “double mutant” B.1.617 variant
Maharashtra, which has been witnessing a surge in the cases of the coronavirus disease, recorded 63,294 infections on Sunday, taking the tally to 3,407,245, the state’s health department bulletin showed. More...
India: ‘Double mutant’ coronavirus strain named B.1.617
The ‘double mutant’ virus that scientists had flagged last month as having a bearing on the spread of the pandemic in India, has a formal scientific classification: B.1.617. More...
North Jutland waste company wants to burn Denmark’s culled coronavirus infected mink after they have been exhumed
The task of digging up Denmark’s 17 million culled mink and burning them has been put out to tender. More...
Identification of a novel coronavirus lineage harboring E484Q and N501T spike mutations in Minas Gerais, Southeast Brazil
We report a cluster of two sequences characterized by a unique array of 18 mutations, including new non-synonymous changes in the same critical spike amino acid positions, E484Q and N501T. More...
Latvia: 9 mink dead from coronavirus on Baltic Devon mink farm, worker also ill with Covid-19
Ireland: Shops most commonly visited places listed by people later infected with coronavirus
The first comprehensive study of community transmission of Covid-19 in Ireland has identified shops as the most likely source of infection. More...
1,039 cases of Brazilian coronavirus variant P.1 reported in Canada
More...1/2 To date, ≥ 24,995 #VariantsOfConcern cases (↑8,131 since Apr.7), including 23,611 (↑8,112) B.1.1.7, 1,039 (↑16) P.1 & 345 (↑3) B.1.351 variants have been reported, with numbers highest in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, & Quebec.
Brazilian coronavirus variant P.1 now second most common variant in USA
“For the first time, however, the P.1 variant that originated in Brazil has taken the No. More...
Minnesota: 222 coronavirus vaccine breakthrough cases reported
“While the NBC News affiliate reported that more than 1.8 million Minnesotans have received at least one vaccine dose, as of April 2, the state’s Department of Health has reported 222 vaccine breakthrough cases.” More...
Sweden’s daily coronavirus case rate far higher than Brazil or India
The spread of infection in Sweden on Friday was 625 new confirmed infections per day per one million inhabitants and the spread has increased since April 2 when it was 469 per one million inhabitants. More...