09-06-2021-0953 - Tracking SARS-CoV-2 variants

Currently designated Variants of Concern:

WHO label	Pango   lineage*	GISAID clade	Nextstrain   clade	Additional amino acid changes monitored°	Earliest documented   samples	Date of designation
Alpha	B.1.1.7 #	GRY	20I (V1)	+S:484K +S:452R	United Kingdom,   Sep-2020	18-Dec-2020
Beta	B.1.351	GH/501Y.V2	20H (V2)	+S:L18F	South Africa,   May-2020	18-Dec-2020
Gamma	P.1	GR/501Y.V3	20J (V3)	+S:681H	Brazil,   Nov-2020	11-Jan-2021
Delta	B.1.617.2§	G/478K.V1	21A	+S:417N	India,   Oct-2020	VOI: 4-Apr-2021  VOC: 11-May-2021

 

*Includes all descendent lineages. The full list of Pango lineages can be found here: https://cov-lineages.org/lineage_list.html ; for FAQ, visit: https://www.pango.network/faqs/

° only found in a subset of sequences

^# includes all Q.* lineages (in the Pango nomenclature system, Q is an alias for B.1.1.7)

^§ includes all AY.* lineages (in the Pango nomenclature system, AY is an alias for B.1.617.2); for more information on AY.* lineages, please visit: https://www.pango.network/new-ay-lineages/

 

https://www.who.int/en/activities/tracking-SARS-CoV-2-variants/