The “B.1.621” or “Mu” variant of COVID-19 which created anxiety about being vaccine resistant and highly infectious, seems to have been eradicated in the U.S., according to the virus tracking website called Outbreak.info.
As of September 20,which is the most recent data on the website, the Mu variant accounted for zero percent of the cases of COVID-19 in the U.S., and there were no confirmed cases of the variant found.
Previously, the Mu strain had been found in nearly every U.S. state. The Mu variant peaked in the U.S. on June 19, when it accounted for three percent of the country’s total cases of COVID-19.
The strain was first detected in Colombia in January, and has since been found in at least 40 countries. It is now believed that it is responsible for less than 0.5 percent of global infections, according to Outbreak.info.
The “B.1.621” or “Mu” variant of COVID-19 that sparked fears of vaccine resistance and increased infectiousness, appears to have been eradicated in the U.S., according to virus tracking website Outbreak.info.
According to the most recent data on the website, for September 20, the Mu variant accounted for zero percent of the cases of COVID-19 in the U.S., and there were no confirmed cases of the variant found. The Mu strain had previously been found in nearly every U.S. state, and the Mu variant peaked in the U.S. on June 19, when it accounted for three percent of the country’s total cases of COVID-19.
The strain was first detected in Colombia in January, and has since been found in at least 40 countries, but is thought to currently be responsible for less than 0.5 percent of global infections, according to Outbreak.info.
As of September 26, close to 8,557 cases of Mu have been detected since it was first seen.