UK Variant B.1.1.7 SARS CoV2 COVID Sequence From Indiana

[niman]

The sequence for the B.1.1.7 Indiana isolate cited below has not been released and has been assigned and UNK number which will updated when released.

USA/IN-CDC-STM-UNK59/2021

USA/IN-CDC-STM-183/2020 12/31 45M Indiana

The Indiana Department of Health today announced that a new strain of the virus that causes COVID-19 has been identified in Indiana.
 

The strain, which was identified through testing at the Department of Health laboratory and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is the same one identified in the United Kingdom last fall. It does not cause more severe infections, but it is much more easily spread.

https://events.in.gov/event/health_department_announces_new_covid-19_strain_updates_case_counts?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=State+of+Indiana

Edited January 20, 2021 by niman

[niman]

USA/IN-CDC-STM-UNK59/2021 noted on updated CDC Variant map

USA/IN-CDC-STM-183/2020 12/31 45M Indiana

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/transmission/variant-cases.html

 

map update

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/edit?mid=1aQDSL2LwQFbuoCAg_nIOPK8D-LIJ5MYd&ll=39.81533744765518%2C-86.57987104607403&z=8

Edited January 20, 2021 by niman