Investigation of novel SARS-CoV-2 variant Variant of Concern 202012/01 Technical briefing 3

As of 4 January 2021, a total of 6,008 cases with the SARS-CoV-2 VOC 202012/01 variant have been identified in England, via routine genomic surveillance. Estimated secondary attack rates are observed to be higher when the index case has the variant strain (11-15% of contacts).

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Public Health England