#COVID19 #VariantDashboard - #UnitedStates
Interesting tug or war between BQ.1.1 vs XBB.1.5
TOP lineages (#15DAYTRENDS):
23.3% BQ.1.1
15.5% XBB.1.5
10.8% BQ.1
2.9% BQ.1.1.4
2.8% XBB.1
2.1% BQ.1.1.3
Tracker: tinyurl.com/mryj4uu7
#OmicronUpdates 01/06/2023
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Sequence count by US State
Large share of sequences from outside NE States with specimen collection dates in the last 15 days.
The proportion of BQ.1*/BQ.1.1* >> XBB.1.5 outside NE states.
XBB.1.5 is expected to outcompete all other circulating lineages soon.
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Granular details -#VariantDashboard #USA #15DayTrends
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.@CDCgov updated variant proportions estimates on 01/06/2023 (updated every Friday)
Several BQ* are circulating at >1% --- good candidates to be included in CDC's Nowcast estimates next week!
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#Global #VariantSoup 01/06/2023
Top lineages with at least 5 key convergent #Spike mutations (#30DayTrends):
BQ.1.1 (28.94%)
BQ.1 (8.32%)
XBB.1 (4.02%)
CH.1.1 (3.06%)
XBB.1.5 (2.99%)
BN.1.3 (2.12%)
BQ.1.1.20 (2.07%)
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Predicted Immune Escape and ACE2 binding of top lineages in USA (relative to BA.2)
Bivalent boosters (OG/Omicron.BA.5) will potentially protect the boosted from getting severe disease/hospitalizations.
Please get #boosted ASAP!
public.tableau.com/app/profile/ra…
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#Hospital #Capacity - (by State/Division)
All hospitalizations not just COVID-19
public.tableau.com/app/profile/ra…
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#COVID19 #Hospitalizations in the #UnitedStates
Please get #boosted (especially > 50 yr old and immune compromised) and #MaskUP!
Hospital Tracker (by States, by age group): public.tableau.com/app/profile/ra…
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Status of the latest #COVID19 Wave in #NewYork #BellwetherState
XBB.1.5 is the dominant #SARSCoV2 lineage in NY
Top Lineages (#15DAYTrends):
XBB.1.5 (59.5%)👀🚀
BQ.1.1 (10.1%)
XBB.1 (7.1%)
CQ.2 (2.4%)
BQ.1.1.4 (1.8%)
BQ.1.1.3 (1.8%)
BQ.1 (1.2%)
XBB.2 (1.2%)
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Rise of highly immune evasive XBB* family of lineages especially XBB.1.5 (Key mutation: Spike F486P) in NY is concerning
fortune.com/well/2022/11/0…
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The ‘Kraken’ COVID variant has competition at the top—‘Cerberus’ is running neck-and-neck in the U.S.
Nicknames: Kraken - XBB.1.5 & Cerberus - BQ.1.1
fortune.com/well/2023/01/0…
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BQ.1*/BQ.1.1* lineage hotspots - #USA #15DayTrends
BQ.1.1 is still the top circulating lineage in several states outside NE USA
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BN*, CJ* and CH* lineage hotspots - #USA #15DayTrends
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Recombinant lineage hotspots - #USA #15DayTrends
Uptick of XBB.1.5 in several states outside NE USA
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Why the new COVID variant XBB.1.5 is taking over the U.S. so quickly
salon.com/2023/01/04/why…
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Tracking the current #COVID19 wave, variant soup and #Hospitalizations 👀 in #Massachusetts
4 sequences with sample collection dates in the last 15 days (1 each of BQ.1, BQ.1.1.18, CK.1 & XBB.1.5).
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more on #Massachusetts's XBB.1.5 wave
bostonglobe.com/2022/12/28/met…
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Tracking the current #COVID19 wave, variant soup and #Hospitalizations 👀 in #Connecticut
XBB.1.5 is the top circulating lineage in CT
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Tracking the current #COVID19 wave, variant soup and #Hospitalizations in #NewJersey
XBB.1.5 is the top circulating lineage in NJ
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Tracking the current #COVID19 wave, variant soup and #Hospitalizations in #California
BQ.1.1, BQ.1 & XBB.1.5 are the top circulating lineages in CA
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Tracking the current #COVID19 wave, variant soup and #Hospitalizations in #Texas
BQ.1.1, BQ.1 & XBB.1.5 are the top circulating lineages in TX
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Tracking the current #COVID19 wave, variant soup and #Hospitalizations in #Florida
BQ.1.1, XBB.1.5 & XBB.1 are the top circulating lineages in FL
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XBB.1.5* still maintains a strong growth advantage over BQ.1*/BQ.1.1* lineages in USA
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Special thanks to the specimen collection, sequencing and submitting labs, @CDCgov, @NIH/@NCBI, @GISAID Initiative, @PangoNetwork, Variant Trackers and Science enthusiasts!
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