Lambda was identified as a variant of interest by the WHO on June 15. It is dominant in Peru, but not seen much elsewhere.

The lambda variant was first detected in Peru in 2020 and makes up 81% of COVID-19 cases sequenced in the country since April.

What we know about the lambda variant The lambda variant was first identified in Peru in August 2020, according to the World Health Organization.

But he pointed out that lambda is now responsible for about 88% of all COVID-19 cases in Peru “and has really started to spread through South America.” What is the delta plus variant of COVID?

"The delta variant that we're dealing with is so capable of pushing out other variants, that we're not expecting [delta plus to take over," Fauci said.

Dr. Theresa Tam said Thursday 11 cases of the Lambda variant that was first identified in Peru last year have been reported to Health Canada to date. However, the National Institute of Public ...

The Lambda variant - known to scientists as C.37 - was first identified in Peru and has been detected in samples dating back to as early as December 2020.

Article continues below this ad The lambda COVID-19 variant, otherwise known as C.37, was first documented in December 2020 in Peru, according to the World Health Organization.

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, infections caused by the Lambda variant have been emerging in the United States, including in Texas, where Houston Methodist Hospital last month reported its ...

Lambda variant: Here’s what we know so far about the WHO’s new ‘variant of interest’ The new variant, C.37, appears to have originated in Peru back in December 2020, and now makes up over ...

Article continues below this ad The lambda COVID-19 variant, otherwise known as C.37, was first documented in December 2020 in Peru, according to the World Health Organization.