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Descriptive epidemiology of SARS‐CoV‐2 Beta (B.1.351) variant cases in England, December 2020 to June 2022

Descriptive epidemiology of SARS‐CoV‐2 Beta (B.1.351) variant cases in England, December 2020 to June 2022

Abstract The emergence of the SARS‐CoV‐2 Beta (B.1.351) variant in November 2020 raised concerns of increased transmissibility and severity. We describe the epidemiology of 949 confirmed SARS‐CoV‐2 Beta variant cases in England, identified between December 2020 and June 2022. Most cases were detected in the first 3 months. A total …