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Coronavirus variants

When a virus multiplies it can keep changing slightly. Sometimes a change makes a virus behave differently. This change creates a variant of the virus. Some variants can be more infectious or make people more sick. Vaccines may also be less effective against a variant. It is therefore important to know what variants occur in the Netherlands.

Last values obtained on Tuesday, 3 August. Is updated on a weekly basis.

Source: RIVM

More information and data files in the 'Explanation of the data presented'
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Coronavirus variants

This table shows what percentage of infections can be attributed to the different coronavirus variants detected in the Netherlands. The first column shows the name of the variant and the second column shows the country in which the variant was first detected. The third column shows the percentages of each variant. The last column shows whether the percentage of a variant has increased, decreased or remained the same in relation to the previous measurement.

The information in the table is for the period from 12 to 18 July. The figures for the most recent weeks are not yet available. The table is updated weekly. Read more about the numbers shown here in the Explanation of the data presented.

VariantPercentage
Delta
88.5%
Alpha
4.3%
Gamma
0.1%
Lambda
0.0%
Kappa
0.0%
Eta
0.0%
Beta
0.0%
Other variants
7.2%

Value from Monday, 12 July - Sunday, 18 July obtained on Tuesday, 3 August · Source: RIVM

Coronavirus variants over time

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.

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Percentage of variant detected
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. 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.
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  • The figures for the most recent week are not complete because samples are still being analysed.

Source: RIVM

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