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Coronavirus variants

When a virus multiplies it can change very slightly every time. Some variants can be more infectious, make people sicker or render vaccines less effective. That's why it is important to keep track of the coronavirus variants in the Netherlands.

Last values obtained on Wednesday, 22 November 2023. Is updated on Wednesday.

Source: RIVM

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Number of examined COVID-19 samples

This is the number of samples infected with COVID-19 and the variants found over the past period.

Number of samples

The number of positive samples in the past period.

Number of variants*

This is the number of COVID-19 (sub)variants found in the samples examined in the past period.

Variants of the coronavirus over time

This graph shows how many samples have been examined and which variants have been found in a certain period.

Note: with low sample numbers there is a greater chance that not all variants will be found. The distribution of variants can also give an incorrect picture.

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This graph shows how frequently a variant has been detected in the Netherlands. We only show variants designated as variants of concern by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) because of the potential risk that they pose. The samples of positive tests collected in the most recent week are still being analysed, so the figures for this week are still incomplete. Use the keyboard to navigate through the time in the graph. With the left and right arrow keys you can move backwards and forwards in time. Use the left angle bracket < to go back and the right angle bracket > to go forward. With page-up and page-down you make bigger steps. Use the Home key and End key to go to the beginning and end of the timeline.

Coronavirus variants

This table shows which coronavirus variant or subvariant has been detected in the Netherlands. The table also shows whether the relative prevalence of a variant has increased, decreased or remained the same in relation to the prevalence measured in the previous week.

The table shows data for 13 to 19 November 2023.

Variant	Percentage
Omicron BA.2.86	24.5%

Omicron EG.5	42.9%

Omicron XBB.1.16	10.2%

Omicron XBB.1.9	10.2%

Omicron XBB.1.5	4.1%

Omicron XBB	8.2%

Omicron BA.2.75	0.0%

All other variants	0.0%

Archived graphs

The graphs below are no longer updated. More information and data files are available in coronadashboard data explained

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