Here's the latest variant picture for the United Kingdom:
The XBB.1.5 "Kraken" lineage (9%) is rising rapidly, challenging the incumbents CH.1.1 "Orthrus" (20%) and BQ.1.1 "Cerebrus" (16%).
Recent samples look representative, up to 6 January.
#COVID19 #UK #CH_1_1 #Orthrus #BQ #Cerebrus #XBB_1_5 #Kraken
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#COVID19 #uk #ch_1_1 #orthrus #bq #cerebrus #xbb_1_5 #kraken
Capacity level up a point as occupancy climbs slightly and hospitals surveyed drops two points.
We're in transition period, ramping into northern hemisphere influenza season, as RSV spreads & #Cerebrus slaver-broth #Typhon se gang comes to shaggy boil across U.S.
#ThisIsOurPolio #hospitals #LongCovid #CovidIsNotOver #nurses #MassDisablingEvent #CovidIsAirborne #BringBackMasks #dataviz #datavis
#cerebrus #typhon #ThisIsOurPolio #hospitals #LongCovid #CovidIsNotOver #nurses #MassDisablingEvent #COVIDisAirborne #BringBackMasks #dataviz #datavis
Capacity level up a point as occupancy climbs slightly and hospitals surveyed drops two points.
We're in transition period, ramping into northern hemisphere influenza season, as RSV spreads & #Cerebrus slaver-broth #Typhon se gang comes to shaggy boil across U.S.
#ThisIsOurPolio #hospitals #LongCovid #CovidIsNotOver #nurses #MassDisablingEvent #CovidIsAirborne #BringBackMasks #dataviz #datavis
#cerebrus #typhon #ThisIsOurPolio #hospitals #LongCovid #CovidIsNotOver #nurses #MassDisablingEvent #COVIDisAirborne #BringBackMasks #dataviz #datavis
Second week of soup wave, CDC Nowcast shows #omicron-5 that had been dogging us most of 2022 being put to kennel.
As we approach Thanksgiving, we're simmering a chunky #Typhon BQ.1 se gang of thick #Cerebrus BQ.1.1 slaver-broth with a #Minotaur BF.7 oyster garnish.
#ThisIsOurPolio #Covid #Covid19 #SARS2 #CDC #variants #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #WearAMask #BetterMasks
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#omicron #typhon #cerebrus #minotaur #ThisIsOurPolio #covid #COVID19 #SARS2 #variants #COVIDisAirborne #WearAMask #BetterMasks #CovidIsNotOver #cdc