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Table 1. List of Mutations in the Spike Protein for Major SARS-CoV-2 VOCs.

Figure 1. Heatmaps showing the areas where BA.2.86 and BA.2.86.1 were sampled in July and August 2023.

Table 2. Locations of the First 50+ Sample Collections (the Number Exceeds 50 when Multiple Samples Are Collected on the Same Day).

Figure 2. Mutation spectra of SARS-CoV-2 and its variants. A: Mutation spectrum of human SARS-CoV-2 ⁽¹⁵⁾ B: Mutation spectrum of human immunocompromised patients ⁽⁷⁾ C: Mutation spectrum of the whole genome from the Wuhan strain to Omicron BA.1 D: Spike mutation spectrum from the Wuhan strain to Omicron BA.1 E: Mutation spectrum of the whole genome from BA.2 to BA.2.86.1 F: Spike mutation spectrum from BA.2 to BA.2.86.1.

Figure 3. Monthly number of SARS-CoV-2 samples collected in countries where the BA.2.86 lineage was detected in July 2023 (excluding the United States).