Here's the latest variant picture for New Zealand, to the end of February.

NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" was dominant, growing to 47%, while XFG.* "Stratus" also rebounded to 33%.

BA.3.2.* "Cicada" finished at 13%.

#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #NZ #XFG #Stratus
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A fairly significant wave is underway - the wastewater concentrations reported at poops.nz have exceeded the level of the prior wave in mid-2025.

It’s now the 4th-highest wave since the start of 2023.
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@mike_honey_

There was a time when waves, and the sequence in which they rolled in, seemed to have a pattern. Now waves seem all over the place.