Mike HoneyHere's the latest variant picture with a global scope, to mid- March.
The LP.8.1.* variant grew to around 38%, taking over dominance from the declining XEC.* variant.
The LP.8.1.* variant shows an accelerating growth advantage of 2.5% per day (18% per week) over the dominant XEC.* variant, with a crossover in early March.
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Among the LP.8.1.* sub-lineages, the first child lineage LP.8.1.1 has been the most successful, with accelerating growth in recent samples.
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