Raj Rajnarayanan Apr 2, 2023

Tracking #SARSCoV2 lineage XBB.1.16* (#Arcturus) over time - Globally

Total Sequences: 1,385 (circulating in 24 countries)

Tracker: https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/raj.rajnarayanan/viz/TrackingXBB_1_16LineageOverTime/XBB_1_16

Note: Recent Epi weeks are incomplete; Includes seqs from targeted & Airport surveillance Updated: 04/02/23

Show threadRaj Rajnarayanan Apr 2, 2023

31 out of 61 XBB.1.16* sequences from #TamilNadu were from hospitalized patients [ 17 from #Coimbatore, 13 from #Chennai and 1 from #Trichy]

Specimen collections dates: 22nd Feb to 14th March, 2023

Not sure if these are incidental hospitalizations; Note: Limited testing overall

Show threadRaj Rajnarayanan Apr 2, 2023

#TamilNadu #COVID19 testing is limited; TPR is increasing

H/T @mravi39512029

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RT @mravi39512029
#TN new #COVID cases, +ve rate & tests have been on ⬆️trend. +ve rate at ~4.5%. 11 dists report 0 cases

New Cases=172⬆️
Today Recovery=99⬆️
Tests:3829⬆️
Active=909⬆️
TPR=4.49%⬆️

#Chennai =52⬆️(TPR=5.5)
#Chengalpet =17⬆️(TPR=5.7)
#Salem =16⬆️(TPR=4.8)
#COVID19 #Omicron #MaskUp
https://twitter.com/mravi39512029/status/1642563717517938688

Ravi on Twitter

“#TN new #COVID cases, +ve rate & tests have been on ⬆️trend. +ve rate at ~4.5%. 11 dists report 0 cases New Cases=172⬆️ Today Recovery=99⬆️ Tests:3829⬆️ Active=909⬆️ TPR=4.49%⬆️ #Chennai =52⬆️(TPR=5.5) #Chengalpet =17⬆️(TPR=5.7) #Salem =16⬆️(TPR=4.8) #COVID19 #Omicron #MaskUp”

Twitter
Show threadRaj Rajnarayanan Apr 2, 2023

Following regular case updates from @outbreak_india

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RT @outbreak_india
2,365 New #COVID19 cases reported from 15 States/UTs till 11 pm IST today.

1,385 recoveries and 06 Deaths also reported.

Highest 562 cases from #Maharashtra
Highest TPR 16.09% from #Delhi

Explore more at
https://outbreakindia.com/state-portals
https://twitter.com/outbreak_india/status/1642581989701345287

COVID19 India

Tracking and Analysis of COVID19 and vaccinations based on data from MOH & ICMR.

COVID19 India
Show threadRaj Rajnarayanan Apr 2, 2023

Thanks to sequencing and rapid updates from @r_karyakarte and team #PuneCoG (part of Indian #SARSCoV2 Genomics Consortium #INSACOG labs)

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/whole-genomic-sequencing-helped-in-early-detection-of-xbb-1-16-subvariant-expert-8531296/

Whole genomic sequencing helped in early detection of XBB.1.16 subvariant: Expert

With the increase in the number of samples for genome sequencing, Dr Karyakarte said, Pune-CoG -- a consortium of five Indian SARS-CoV2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) labs in the city -- will be activated.

The Indian Express
Show threadRaj Rajnarayanan 

Thanks to early spotting/proposal by @LongDesertTrain https://github.com/cov-lineages/pango-designation/issues/1723

And #Collection24 @GenSpectrum to track growth advantages of circulating lineages by @siamosolocani @Asinickle1 & @wolfeagle1989 https://cov-spectrum.org/collections/24

& timely charts by @JosetteSchoenma

XBB.1 Sublineage with S:E180V, S:K478R, S:S486P, ORF9b:I5T, ORF9b:N55S, ORF1a:L3829F, ORF1b:D1746Y (42 seq) · Issue #1723 · cov-lineages/pango-designation

Description Sub-lineage of: XBB.1 Earliest sequence: 2023-1-23, USA, New York — EPI_ISL_16835403 Most recent sequence: 2023-2-24, India, Maharashtra— EPI_ISL_17073064; Singapore (with travel from I...

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Apr 2, 2023 at 7:04pmWeb