Context-specific emergence and growth of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant
Context-specific emergence and growth of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant
The Delta variant of concern of SARS-CoV-2 has spread globally causing large outbreaks and resurgences of COVID-19 cases. The emergence of Delta in the UK occurred on the background of a heterogeneous landscape of immunity and relaxation of non-pharmaceutical interventions. Here we analyse 52,992 Delta genomes from England in combination …