Increased mortality in community-tested cases of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7

#SARSCoV2 lineage #B117, a variant first detected in the UK in September 20201, has spread to multiple countries worldwide

This new analysis suggests that B.1.1.7 is not only more transmissible than preexisting #coronavirus variants, but may also cause more severe illness.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03426-1