Tag: B.1.617.2
Github: AY.3.1 – a new sub-lineage of AY.3 concentrated in Mississippi, USA
AY.3 is the main variant being sequenced weekly in Mississippi (>70% of all recent sequences), most falling within this sub-lineage of AY.3 that is distinguished by the mutations described below (>60% of all recent sequences).… ...More...
USA: Washington State Vaccine Breakthroughs by Variant up to 7th July 2021
Updated figures from Washington State showing vaccine breakthrough cases by the Sars-CoV-2 variant causing them up to 7th July 2021.… ...More...
UK: PHE Technical Briefing and Variants of Concern update 18
PHE England have recently published new reports on the SARS-COV-2 variants circulating in Britain: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Zeta, Eta, B.1.1.318, Theta, Kappa, B.1.617.3, AV.1, C.36.3, Lambda, C.37
SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England
Variants under surveillance
Variant prevalence
Secondary attack rates
SARS-CoV-2 Immunity and Reinfection Evaluation (the SIREN study) cohort monitoring
Part 2: Delta (B.1.617.2) surveillance
Surveillance through genomic data
Delta with K417N (Delta-AY.1)
Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern: routine variant data update
Data on individual variants
Alpha
Beta
Gamma
International Epidemiology
Zeta
Eta
VUI-21FEB-04 (B.1.1.318)
Theta
Kappa
VUI-21APR-03 (B.1.617.3)
VUI-21MAY-01 (AV.1)
VUI-21MAY-02 (C.36.3)
Lambda (C.37, VUI-21JUN-01)
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Preprint: Transmission event of Delta coronavirus variant reveals multiple vaccine breakthrough infections
Here we describe a transmission of a Delta variant containing SARS-CoV-2 strain, between family members associated with events surrounding a wedding with 92 attendees, near Houston, Texas.… ...More...
Delta coronavirus variant now dominant in the USA
The highly transmissible Delta variant is the most common strain of the Covid-19 virus circulating in the U.S.,… ...More...
From Alpha to Delta – how Britain won and then lost the fight against coronavirus
After months of being ravaged by the Alpha variant (B.1.1.7) in 2020, Britain seemed to turn a corner in its fight with the coronavirus in early 2021.… ...More...
Israel: 50% vaccine breakthrough for coronavirus cases in the last month
Half of those recently infected with Covid-19 in Israel were fully vaccinated.… ...More...
Germany: Delta #coronavirus infections double in one week
In Germany, the proportion of Delta variant infections is growing significantly. … ...More...
Russia: New “Moscow” #coronavirus strain is Delta – Московский штамм коронавируса – Дельта
Russian newspapers are still referring to a new “Moscow” strain of Sars-CoV-2, however it seems that the strain may simply be Delta (B.1.617.2).… ...More...
Canada: 82% Delta vaccine breakthrough in Calgary Hospital #coronavirus outbreak
An outbreak of the Delta coronavirus variant at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary has seen 16 patients and six health-care workers tested positive for the variant. … ...More...
UK: BMJ letter – “we need an urgent focus on mitigations in schools” for Delta #coronavirus variant
“On the 17 May 2021, the UK government removed the requirement for face coverings in secondary schools in England.… ...More...
UK: Delta variant is more infectious than the Alpha variant despite vaccinations
Shown above, the UK 2nd coronavirus wave, from September 6th to October 2nd 2020.… ...More...
UK: one week until B.1.617.2 Delta #coronavirus variant takes off
9th June 2021: If the previous waves of Sars-CoV-2 in the UK are anything to go by, Britain is less than one week away from the B16172 Delta variant exploding into another full-blown national health crisis.… ...More...
Vietnam: More than 6,000 Covid patients being treated at 107 medical facilities
“The pressure to treat Covid-19 patients is too large and too heavy”.… ...More...