Exploratory analysis of SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant and its subvariant propagation: global predominance of BA.1*, BA.2*, BA.5*, BE.1*, and BQ.1*

Omicron and its subvariants have been ranked as the most common SARS-CoV-2 mutants throughout United States elsewhere around world for more than a year. By December 2021, omicron had caused over million global daily cases to grow massively, it begun replicate subvariants. Several new emerged at end of November 2022, including BF.5, BF.7, BQ.1 BQ.1.1. This study conducted an exploratory investigation into propagation rate 33 along with their ancestor that were prevalent in mid-December 2022. As result, among variant subvariants, out 3,306,275 sequences such B.1.1.529, BA.2, BA.1, BA.1.10, BA.1.1, BA.5, BA.5.2, BA.5.2.1, BA.4, BA.5.1, BA.5.3, BA.5.3.1, BA.5.5, BE.1, BE.1.1, BE.1.1.1 found be 29%, 17%, 13%, 11%, 7%, 4%, 2%, 1%, 1% 1%. In rest countries, 1,822,086 sequences, BA.1.18, BE.1 35%, 23%, 14%, 10%, 6%, The findings indicate by 2023, recombinants, BA.1*, BA.2*, BA.5*, BE.1*, BQ.1*, become worldwide.