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Figure：Weekly statistics for confirmed COVID-19 cases in Taiwan and sequenced samples, lineage distribution, and mutation prevalence derived from the NTU-HCH surveillance program, January–June 2022.
Since April 2022, waves of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant cases have surfaced in Taiwan and spread throughout the island. Using high-throughput sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 genome, we analyzed 2,405 PCR-positive swab samples from 2,339 persons and identified the Omicron BA.2.3.7 variant as a major lineage within recent community outbreaks in Taiwan.
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Shao PL, Tu HC, Gong YN, Shu HY, Kirby R, Hsu LY, Yeo HY, Kuo HY, Huang YC, Lin YF, Weng HY, Wu YL, Chen CC, Chen TW, Lee KM, Huang CG, Shih SR, Chen WJ, Wu CC, Yu CJ, Tsai SF. Emergence and Persistent Dominance of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.3.7 Variant, Taiwan. Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Apr;29(4):792-796.
