''Globally,
#XBB116 and
#EG5 are the most prevalent
#VOIs and have been reported from 106 and 53 countries, respectively. In epidemiological week 31 (31 July to 6 August 2023), XBB.1.16 and EG.5 accounted for 23.9% and 23.8% of sequences in comparison to 23.0% and 21.7% in week 27 (3 to 9 July 2023), respectively (Table 3).''