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. 2021 Sep 9;374(6566):423–431. doi: 10.1126/science.abj4336

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Fig. 1. — (A) Map of the African continent with the number of SARS-CoV-2 sequences reflected in GISAID as of 5 May 2021. (B) Regression plot of the number of viral sequences versus the number of reported COVID-19 cases in various African countries as of 5 May 2021. Countries with >500 sequences are labeled. The shaded region indicates the 95% confidence interval. (C) Progressive distribution of the top 20 PANGO lineages on the African continent. (D) Temporal sampling of SARS-CoV-2 sequences in African countries (ordered by total number of sequences) through time, with VOCs of note highlighted and annotated according to their PANGO lineage assignment.