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"The modeled trajectory of this variant in the U.S. exhibits rapid growth in early 2021, becoming the predominant variant in March,” according to the CDC study released Friday Jan 15 [2]
Are the new strains more deadly
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Worldwide view
There is some evidence (see below) of an increase in the ratio of deaths/confirmed cases for Denmark, South Africa, the UK and the US.starting December and January.
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This increase of the ratio for the UK variant (DK< DK, UK, US) is in line with the March 10 reported increases virulence of the new strain [4].
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