Abstract
Within 5 weeks in 2021, B.1.1.7 became the dominant severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 lineage at an outpatient testing site in Berlin, Germany. Compared with outpatients with wild-type virus infection, patients with B.1.1.7 had similar cycle threshold values, more frequent sore throat and travel history, and less frequent anosmia/ageusia.
Highlights
The first patient infected with B.1.1.7 at the outpatient SARS-CoV-2 testing site of Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin was identified on January 18, 2021
Most assessed characteristics did not substantially differ between patients with wild-type or B.1.1.7, including age, sex, leading symptoms, symptom duration, contact with a SARS-CoV-2–positive person, and time passed since contact (Table)
We observed no difference in cycle threshold (Ct) values for the envelope gene target between B.1.1.7 and wild-type samples (Table)
Summary
The first patient infected with B.1.1.7 at the outpatient SARS-CoV-2 testing site of Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin was identified on January 18, 2021. Most assessed characteristics did not substantially differ between patients with wild-type or B.1.1.7, including age, sex, leading symptoms, symptom duration, contact with a SARS-CoV-2–positive person, and time passed since contact (Table). Patients with B.1.1.7 more often reported sore throat than did patients with wild-type virus (54% vs 42%) but less frequently reported anosmia or ageusia (24% vs 38%) (Table).
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