Mike HoneyAug 1, 2023

Here's the latest variant picture for Austria.

The new EG.5.* variant (20%) has been rising steadily, to challenge XBB.1.9.* "Hyperion" (20%), XBB.1.5.* "Kraken" (20%) and XBB.1.16.* "Arcturus" (14%).

The vigorous mix of variants implies increased immediate reinfection risks for those relying on immunity from a prior infection. Every variant is a minority of the recent samples.

The sample volumes seem representative up to June 28, although that lags some other European countries by a few weeks.

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For Austria, EG.5.* showed a growth advantage of 6% per day against XBB.1.9.* "Hyperion", with a crossover in mid-July.
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Here are the leading Austrian regions reporting EG.5.*.

The hotspots appear to be Lower Austria (29%) and Vienna (19%).

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

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