Here's the latest variant picture for Western Australia.

XBB.1.16.* "Arcturus" (35%) has rebounded to displace the "Deltacron" XBC.* variant (19%).

The new EG.5.* "Eris" variant (12%) is growing - it's growth advantage of 4% per day over XBB.1.16.* predicts a crossover in early August.

Sample volumes look representative up to July 28.

#COVID19 #WA #XBB_1_16 #Arcturus #XBC #Deltacron #EG_5 #Eris @auscovid19

Interactive genomic sequencing dataviz, code, acknowledgements and more info here:
https://github.com/Mike-Honey/covid-19-genomes#readme

What was the name of the Mac version of the Xbox Connect tunneling service? I can't seem to find it online. I used both since we had an old iMac in the basement.

Halo Lan griefing was unreal. No recourse but to disconnect lol.

#XBC #haloce #halo #lan #tunneling

Here's the latest variant picture for Queensland, Australia.

"Deltacron" XBC.* (26%) is now the leading variant in a messy soup. The sample volumes are low so this picture is a bit unclear.

CH.1.1.* "Orthrus" (30%), XBB.1.5.* "Kraken" (24%) and the new clan EG.5.* (7%) - broken out of the XBB.1.9.* "Hyperion" variant - are all showing signs of growth.

I've broken out the sub-lineages for each of those growing variants. EG.5.1 looks the most aggressive, following it's success in China, Portugal, Japan etc.

The mix of very different variants poses a raised immediate re-infection risk for anyone relying on natural immunity from a recent infection.

The sample volumes seem representative up to July 11.

#COVID19 #Australia #QLD #Brisbane #XBC #Deltacron #EG_5 @auscovid19

Interactive genomic sequencing dataviz, code, acknowledgements and more info here:
https://github.com/Mike-Honey/covid-19-genomes#readme

Here's the latest variant picture for Western Australia.

"Deltacron" XBC.* (31%) and XBB.1.16.* "Arcturus" (31%) are the leading variants in a messy soup.

Among the individual lineages, there was recent growth in XBB.1.9.1 (12%) - a "Hyperion" sub-lineage.

The XBC.1.3 sub-lineage (14%) is the most common from that variant, vs XBC.1.6.* in South Australia.

The mix of very different variants poses a raised immediate re-infection risk for anyone relying on natural immunity from a recent infection.

The sample volumes seem representative up to July 6.

#COVID19 #Australia #QLD #Brisbane #XBB_1_16 #Arcturus #XBB_1_9 #Hyperion #XBC #Deltacron @auscovid19

Interactive genomic sequencing dataviz, code, acknowledgements and more info here:
https://github.com/Mike-Honey/covid-19-genomes#readme

Here's the latest variant picture for South Australia.

"Deltacron" XBC.* (46%) remains dominant.

XBC.1.6 is the leading sub-lineage, which features the Spike 346S and M452R mutations.

The sample volumes seem representative up to June 17.

#COVID19 #Australia #SA #Adeliadie #XBC #Deltacron @auscovid19

Interactive genomic sequencing dataviz, code, acknowledgements and more info here:
https://github.com/Mike-Honey/covid-19-genomes#readme

Here's the latest variant picture for New South Wales, Australia.

"Deltacron" XBC.* (23%) is rising sharply to challenge the dominance of XBB.1.16.* "Arcturus" (29%).

XBB.2.3.* "Acrux" (15%) is also rising quite rapidly.

The mix of very different variants poses a raised immediate re-infection risk for anyone relying on natural immunity from a recent infection.

The sample volumes seem representative up to June 19.

#COVID19 #Australia #NSW #Sydney #XBC #Deltacron #XBB_2_3 #Acrux #XBB_1_16 #Arcturus @auscovid19
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Here's the latest variant picture for Western Australia.

The XBC.* Deltacron variant clan (31%) appears to have surged to dominance, although recent samples are a bit patchy.

You could throw a blanket over XBB.1.16.* "Arcturus" (20%), XBB.1.9.* "Hyperion" (19%) and CH.1.1.* "Orthrus" (17%) variants.

XBB.1.5.* "Kraken" (9%) is still significant, along with XBB.2.3.* "Acrux" (9%).

The variant mix in WA continues to be uniquely chaotic, reflecting its situation as a global crossroads. Even WA residents who've been racking up regular reinfections are likely to meet new variants capable of overcoming their immunity. Four variants are at 17%+ frequency, with another two around 10%.

The sample volumes seem representative up to May 16.

#COVID19 #Australia #WA #Perth #XBC #Deltacron #XBB_1_9 #Hyperion #XBB_1_5 #Kraken #XBB_1_16 #Arcturus #CH_1_1 #Orthrus @auscovid19
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A lot of #SARSCoV2 #recombinant sequences uploaded from #Beijing, #China - mostly #XBC variant

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