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A summary of recent weeks' VoC/VuI data, delayed from yesterday, (first by the govt, and then by a laptop under repair).
You can see how B.1.617.2 has come from nowhere to be nearly 5% of all new cases sequenced in just two weeks, justifying its escalation to a VoC.
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You can see how B.1.617.2 has come from nowhere to be nearly 5% of all new cases sequenced in just two weeks, justifying its escalation to a VoC.
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For those who prefer graphs to tables, you can see here how the total proportion of the Indian variants is escalating, whilst others remain broadly flat at under 1%.
The subvariant 1.617.2 has driven that growth, and is now at 4.4%.
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The subvariant 1.617.2 has driven that growth, and is now at 4.4%.
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And another view, showing again how it's the B.1.617.2 subvariant driving the growth in overall variants %, now up from 2% to nearly 7% in two weeks.
In the week the number of new cases fell by 18%, but of B.1.617.2 it rose by 57%.
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In the week the number of new cases fell by 18%, but of B.1.617.2 it rose by 57%.
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For much more detail, I'd recommend this excellent thread from @Chrischirp that analyses the PHE report on VoC/VuI published today. https://twitter.com/chrischirp/status/1390745883495501825
