Sequences (COVID)

The sequence of the Dallas case below has not been released, so it will be assigned an UNK number, which will be updated upon release USA/TX-CDC-STM-UNK90/2020 Dallas

CSIC has released (at GISAID) 7 UK Variant B.1.1.7 SARS CoV2 sequences, (Spain/MD-IBV-99013370/2020, Spain/MD-IBV-99013383/2020, Spain/MD-IBV-99013384/2020, Spain/MD-IBV-99013385/2020, Spain/MD-IBV-99013386/2020, Spain/MD-IBV-99013387/2020, Spain/MD-IBV-99013442/2020), from Madrid collected Dec 14-28.

QEII Medical Centre has released (at GISAID) five B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV2 COVID sequences, (Australia/WA582/2021. Australia/WA584/2021, Australia/WA589/2020, Australia/WA590/2020, Australia/WA591/2020), collected Dec 22 - Jan 7

National Laboratory of Virology has released (at GISAID) two B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV2 COVID sequences, (Hungary/UD-S51/2021, Hungary/UD-V147/2021), collected in Szabolcs-Szatmár Bereg county on Jan 8-9.

National Laboratory of Virology has released (at GISAID) three B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV2 COVID sequences, (Hungary/UD-P66/2021, Hungary/UD-P540/2021, Hungary/UD-P542/2021), collected in Hajdú-Bihar county on Jan 8-9.

National Institute of Infectious Diseases has released (at GISAID) two UK Variant B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV2 COVID sequences, (Japan/IC-0657/202, Japan/IC-0661/202) ex-England collected in 2021.

National Institute of Infectious Diseases has released (at GISAID) a UK Variant B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV2 COVID sequence, (Japan/IC-0681/2021) ex-UAE collected in 2021.

National Institute of Infectious Diseases has released (at GISAID) a UK Variant B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV2 COVID sequence, (Japan/IC-0664/2021) ex-Nigeria collected in 2021.

National Institute of Infectious Diseases has released (at GISAID) a UK Variant B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV2 COVID sequence, (Japan/IC-0689/2021) ex-Ghana collected in 2021.

National Institute of Infectious Diseases has released (at GISAID) three 501.v2 SARS-CoV2 COVID sequences, (Japan/IC-0677/202, Japan/IC-0672/202, Japan/IC-0673/202) collected in 2021.

COG-UK has released (at GISAID) two 501.v2 SARS-CoV2 COVID sequence, (England/210201122/2021 & England/210201151/2021) collected Jan 11.

COG-UK has released (at GISAID) a 501.v2 SARS-CoV2 COVID sequence, (England/CAMC-E5265A/2020), collected Dec 31.

COG-UK has released (at GISAID) two 501.v2 SARS-CoV2 COVID sequence, (England/MILK-E7BE17/2021 & England/MILK-EBB59E/2021), collected Jan 2-3.

The Colorado sequence has not been release and is assigned an UNK number which will be updated when released. USA/CO-CDPHE-UNK89/2021 USA/CO-CDPHE-2100197925/2021 1/7 Colorado The CDC B.1.1.7 map has five cases in Colorado https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/transmission/variant-cases.html

The Nebraska sequence has not been release and is asigned an UNK number which will be updated when released. USA/NE-UNK88/2021 The CDC B.1.1.7 map has one case in Nebraska. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/transmission/variant-cases.html

CDC update on B.1.1.7 variants in the US lists 40 for California Six new sequences for San Diego Co will be assigned UNK numbers and updated when sequences released USA/CA-CDC-STM-UNK82/2020 San Diego Co USA/CA-CDC-STM-UNK83/2020 San Diego Co USA/CA-CDC-STM-UNK84/2020 San Diego Co USA/CA-CDC-STM-UNK85/2020 San Diego Co USA/CA-CDC-STM-UNK86/2020 San Diego Co USA/CA-CDC-STM-UNK87/2020 San Diego Co USA/CA-CDC-STM-149/2020 12/31 33M California USA/CA-CDC-STM-150/2020 12/31 9F California USA/CA-CDC-STM-154/2020 12/31 72F California USA/CA-CDC-STM-155/2020 12/31 15M California USA/CA-CDC-STM-156/2020 12/31 40M California https://www.cdc.gov…

The sequence from Tomkins Co has not been release and will be assigned a UNK number, which will be upgraded upon release. USA/NY-Wadsworth-UNK81-01/202 USA/NY-CU-B1/2021 1/7 Ithaca New York The Tompkins County Health Department is announcing that a positive case of the “UK variant” of COVID-19 has been identified in Tompkins County. The case was sequenced through Cornell University’s COVID-19 testing lab as part of that lab’s testing services for Cayuga Health System and the region. Test results are sequenced for this strain when an individual indicates that they are a close contact of another individual with the variant or indicates relevant travel from th…

Three of the Saratoga Co sequences below have not been released. The will be assigned UNK numbers and updated when released. USA/NY-Wadsworth-78UNK70-01/2021 Saratoga Co USA/NY-Wadsworth-79UNK70-01/2021 Saratoga Co USA/NY-Wadsworth-80UNK70-01/2021 Saratoga Co — Gov. Cuomo Wednesday updated New Yorkers on the state’s progress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Three additional cases of the UK variant have reportedly been identified in Warren County, bringing the total number of cases in New York to 15. Health officials say four cases in Saratoga County and two cases in Warren County have been identified as part of the cluster connected to a jew…

The sequence from Utah has not been released. It will be assigned a UNK number which will updated when released. USA/UT-UPHL-UNK76/2020 USA/UT-UPHL-2101766431/2020 The case is a 25-44 year old male from Salt Lake County who tested positive last month. The case has no known travel outside of Utah and experienced only mild symptoms. https://coronavirus.utah.gov/covid-19-uk-variant-discovered-in-utah/

Ozer Lab has released (at GISAID) a UK Variant B.1.1.7 SARS CoV2 sequence, USA/IL-NM-5336/2020, collected Dec 29 in Chicago IL.

COG-UK has released (at GISAID) six 501.v2 SARS-CoV2 COVID sequences, (England/ALDP-DCB08C/2020, England/ALDP-E2E569/2021, England/ALDP-E2E55A/2021, England/ALDP-E2E596/2021, England/ALDP-E2E60C/2021, England/ALDP-E2E5C3/2021) collected Dec 31 - Jan 1 .

Heinrich Pette Institute has released (at GISAID) a 501.v2 SARS-CoV2 COVID sequence, Germany/HH-HPI-p3037/2020, collected Dec 21.

The sequence of 501.v2 in British Columbia has not been released. It will be assigned a UNK number which will be updated when released. This appears to involve community spread. Canada/BC-PHL-20-UNK75/2021 British Columbia has confirmed its first case of the mutated form of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 that originated in South Africa, the South African variant was found in a person who had not travelled or had contact with a traveller. Both the case of the South African variant and the fourth case of the U.K. variant were detected in the Vancouver Coastal Health region https://bc.ctvnews.ca/first-case-of-south-african-covid-19-va…

COG-UK has released (at GISAID) a UK Variant B.1.1.7 SARS CoV2 sequence, Wales/PHWC-4AF5F1/2020, from Wales, which had acquired Spike E484K.

COG-UK has released (at GISAID) a UK Variant B.1.1.7 SARS CoV2 sequences, England/EXET-1405B9/2020, from Exeter, which had acquired Spike E484G.