01 September 2023: Editorial
Editorial: A Rapid Global Increase in COVID-19 is Due to the Emergence of the EG.5 (Eris) Subvariant of Omicron SARS-CoV-2
Dinah V. ParumsDOI: 10.12659/MSM.942244
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e942244
Table 1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates for Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the US. Week ending 19th August 2023 [9].
| SARS-CoV-2 Pango lineage number | Percentage of cases of COVID-19 in the US |
|---|---|
| EG.5 (Eris) (subvariants: EG.5.1, EG.5.1.1, & EG.5.2) | 20.6% |
| FL.1.5.1 (Fornax) | 13.3% |
| XBB.1.16 (Arctura) | 10.7% |
| XBB.2.3 (Acrrux) | 10.6% |
| XBB.1.16.6 | 8.0% |
| XBB.1.16.1 | 5.9% |
| XBB | 5.1% |
| XBB.1.5 (Kraken) | 4.7% |
| XBB.1.9.1 | 4.1% |
| XBB.1.5.70 | 2.4% |
| EG.6.1 | 2.3% |
| XBB.1.6.11 | 1.9% |
| XBB.1.5.72 | 1.9% |
| XBB.1.9.2 | 1.8% |
| GE.1 | 1.8% |
| XBB.1.5.10 | 1.0% |
| FE.1.1 | 0.9% |
| FD.1.1 | 0.8% |
| CH1.1 | 0.8% |
| XBB.1.5.68 | 0.6% |
| XBB.1.5.59 | 0.4% |
| EU.1.1 | 0.2% |
| XBB.1.5.1 | 0.1% |
| Two-week estimates of variant proportions calculated as weighted estimates and Nowcast estimates. Modified from []: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). COVID Data Tracker. August 19, 2023. Available at: . | |