In some English local authorities, a majority of positive Covid tests analysed were the B.1.617.2 variant

Variant B.1.617.2 as a percentage of tests

analysed in the two weeks to 15 May

0%

20

40

60

80

100

no data

90.4%

Blackburn

with Darwen

87.1%

Croydon

81.4%

Sefton

88%

Bedford

88.5%

Bolton

100%

West Oxfordshire

69.2%

City of Bristol

60%

Wiltshire

75%

Hart

87.5%

Rushmoor

Variant B.1.617.2 as a percentage of tests

analysed in the two weeks to 15 May

0%

20

40

60

80

100

no data

90.4%

Blackburn

with Darwen

87.1%

Croydon

81.4%

Sefton

88%

Bedford

88.5%

Bolton

100%

West Oxfordshire

69.2%

City of Bristol

60%

Wiltshire

75%

Hart

87.5%

Rushmoor

Guardian graphic. Source: Wellcome Sanger Institute, Public Health England. Note: in some areas the actual number of analysed specimens is low