Samples since 20th April 2026

Region Total NB.1.8.1 % XFG % BA.3.2 %
Africa / Ghana 2 0 0% 2 100% 0 0%
Africa / Ghana / Greater Accra 1 0 0% 1 100% 0 0%
Africa / Ghana / Volta 1 0 0% 1 100% 0 0%
Asia / Japan 4 0 0% 0 0% 4 100%
Asia / Japan / Hyogo 3 0 0% 0 0% 3 100%
Asia / Japan / Saitama 1 0 0% 0 0% 1 100%
Asia / Malaysia 9 0 0% 1 11% 8 89%
Asia / Malaysia / Kelantan 8 0 0% 1 13% 7 88%
Asia / Malaysia / Kelantan / Kota Bharu 4 0 0% 1 25% 3 75%
Asia / Malaysia / Kelantan / Pasir Mas 4 0 0% 0 0% 4 100%
Asia / Malaysia / Terengganu 1 0 0% 0 0% 1 100%
Asia / Malaysia / Terengganu / Chendering 1 0 0% 0 0% 1 100%
Asia / Singapore 176 64 36% 25 14% 31 18%
Asia / South Korea 4 1 25% 0 0% 3 75%
Asia / Taiwan 1 1 100% 0 0% 0 0%
Asia / Taiwan / Tainan 1 1 100% 0 0% 0 0%
Europe / Croatia 1 0 0% 0 0% 1 100%
Europe / Croatia / The City of Zagreb 1 0 0% 0 0% 1 100%
Europe / Italy 3 0 0% 0 0% 2 67%
Europe / Italy / Torino 2 0 0% 0 0% 2 100%
Europe / Russia 2 0 0% 2 100% 0 0%
Europe / Russia / Saint Petersburg 2 0 0% 2 100% 0 0%
Europe / Russia / Saint Petersburg / Sankt-Peterburg 2 0 0% 2 100% 0 0%
Europe / Slovenia 1 0 0% 0 0% 1 100%
Europe / Spain 24 0 0% 2 8% 22 92%
Europe / Spain / Asturias 17 0 0% 0 0% 17 100%
Europe / Spain / Basque Country 3 0 0% 1 33% 2 67%
Europe / Spain / Basque Country / Donostia-San Sebastian 2 0 0% 1 50% 1 50%
Europe / Spain / Basque Country / Vitoria-Gasteiz 1 0 0% 0 0% 1 100%
Europe / Spain / Catalunya 4 0 0% 1 25% 3 75%
Europe / Spain / Catalunya / Alella 1 0 0% 1 100% 0 0%
Europe / Spain / Catalunya / Santa Coloma de Gramenet 1 0 0% 0 0% 1 100%
Europe / Sweden 3 1 33% 1 33% 1 33%
Europe / Sweden / Dalarna 1 1 100% 0 0% 0 0%
Europe / Sweden / Vastmanland 2 0 0% 1 50% 1 50%
Europe / United Kingdom 1 1 100% 0 0% 0 0%
Europe / United Kingdom / Northern Ireland 1 1 100% 0 0% 0 0%
North America / Canada 17 14 82% 1 6% 1 6%
North America / Canada / New Brunswick 6 5 83% 0 0% 1 17%
North America / Canada / Ontario 11 9 82% 1 9% 0 0%
North America / USA 24 2 8% 17 71% 3 13%
North America / USA / Arizona 12 1 8% 11 92% 0 0%
North America / USA / Arizona / Graham 1 0 0% 1 100% 0 0%
North America / USA / Arizona / Maricopa 4 1 25% 3 75% 0 0%
North America / USA / Arizona / Mohave 1 0 0% 1 100% 0 0%
North America / USA / Arizona / Pima 6 0 0% 6 100% 0 0%
North America / USA / California 1 0 0% 1 100% 0 0%
North America / USA / Illinois 1 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
North America / USA / Illinois / Cook County 1 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
North America / USA / Maryland 6 1 17% 3 50% 2 33%
North America / USA / New Jersey 2 0 0% 1 50% 0 0%
North America / USA / New York 2 0 0% 1 50% 1 50%
North America / USA / New York / Onondaga 2 0 0% 1 50% 1 50%
Oceania / Australia 126 72 57% 28 22% 22 17%
Oceania / Australia / New South Wales 84 47 56% 25 30% 12 14%
Oceania / Australia / New South Wales / Sydney 84 47 56% 25 30% 12 14%
Oceania / Australia / South Australia 27 13 48% 0 0% 10 37%
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia 15 12 80% 3 20% 0 0%
South America / Brazil 6 0 0% 5 83% 0 0%
South America / Brazil / Rio Grande do Norte 5 0 0% 4 80% 0 0%
South America / Brazil / Rio Grande do Norte / Natal 3 0 0% 3 100% 0 0%
South America / Brazil / Rio Grande do Norte / Santo Antonio 1 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
South America / Brazil / Rio Grande do Norte / Sao Goncalo do Amarante 1 0 0% 1 100% 0 0%
South America / Brazil / Santa Catarina 1 0 0% 1 100% 0 0%
South America / Brazil / Santa Catarina / Rio do Sul 1 0 0% 1 100% 0 0%
South America / Ecuador 1 0 0% 1 100% 0 0%
South America / Ecuador / Pichincha 1 0 0% 1 100% 0 0%

Last Updated: 16 May 2026 21:58 BST — Local:

Table excludes airport surveillance samples from the USA and environmental samples from Germany. There may still be some others in the counts that shouldn't be there.

Acknowledgements

We gratefully acknowledge GISAID and the many data contributors around the world for sharing SARS-CoV-2 sequences.

This analysis makes use of the Nextclade CLI.
Aksamentov, I., Roemer, C., Hodcroft, E. B., & Neher, R. A., (2021). Nextclade: clade assignment, mutation calling and quality control for viral genomes. Journal of Open Source Software, 6(67), 3773, https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.03773

Special thanks to Josette Schoenmakers ( @josetteschoenma.bsky.social on BlueSky @JosetteSchoenma on Twitter) for the table concepts.