Table 2.
Counts of virus genomes in lineage B.1.526 by month in New York State. The total number of sequenced genomes examined from GISAID from New York during these time periods is also listed.
| Viruses containing spike mutations T95I and D253G (earliest collection date Nov. 23, 2020) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Month | count | total sequences | fraction |
| Nov. 2020 | 2 | 524 | 0.4% |
| Dec. 2020 | 46 | 2209 | 2.1% |
| Jan. 2021 | 201 | 3148 | 6.4% |
| Feb. 2021 | 1207 | 3868 | 31.2% |
| March 2021 * | 124 | 274 | 45.3% |
| Viruses containing spike mutations L5F, T95I, D253G, E484K, D614G, and A701V (earliest collection date Dec. 16, 2020) | |||
| Month | count | total sequences | fraction |
| Nov. 2020 | 0 | ||
| Dec. 2020 | 25 | 2209 | 1.1% |
| Jan. 2021 | 109 | 3148 | 3.5% |
| Feb. 2021 | 628 | 3868 | 16.2% |
| March 2021 * | 61 | 274 | 22.3% |
*
Latest viral collection date was March 4, 2021. Note that geographic sampling may have varied over time as genome sequencing increased.