Table 4.
Country-level distribution of SARS-CoV-2 variant XEC based on publicly submitted genomic sequences. This table summarizes the total number of sequenced SARS-CoV-2 cases, and the corresponding number of sequences identified as the XEC variant across 28 countries, as reported in GISAID through Epiweek 47 of 2024. The highest numbers of XEC sequences have been reported in the United States, Canada, and the UK, with XEC also detected at lower levels in several European and Asia–Pacific countries. The data reflect raw sequence counts and does not indicate prevalence relative to total COVID-19 case counts.
| Country | No. of All Sequenced SARS-CoV-2 Cases | No. of XEC Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 10,440 | 69 |
| Denmark | 11,425 | 92 |
| Slovenia | 1483 | 19 |
| Germany | 6891 | 99 |
| Czech Republic | 542 | 8 |
| Italy | 7065 | 35 |
| France | 21,277 | 110 |
| Sweden | 12,910 | 72 |
| Austria | 2238 | 13 |
| Ireland | 5475 | 36 |
| UK | 43,625 | 122 |
| Portugal | 1749 | 5 |
| Luxembourg | 1483 | 5 |
| Poland | 2377 | 9 |
| Croatia | 970 | 4 |
| Israel | 4370 | 5 |
| Belgium | 3367 | 4 |
| Australia | 16,260 | 22 |
| Finland | 2699 | 4 |
| Canada | 64,554 | 140 |
| Spain | 26,388 | 61 |
| Norway | 768 | 2 |
| Hong Kong | 972 | 1 |
| USA | 186,795 | 168 |
| Taiwan | 1399 | 1 |
| South Korea | 20,753 | 4 |
| Japan | 28,004 | 3 |
| Brazil | 10,547 | 1 |
| China | 17,640 | 1 |