Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Lineages in Middle Eastern Jordan with Increasing Mutations Near Antibody Recognition Sites

The genomic analysis of the 556 viral sequences from Jordan uncovered three dominant genetic SARS-CoV-2 lineages that are currently circulating in Jordan: B.1.1.312 (76%), B.1.36.10 (11%), and B.1.1.7 (6%), replacing the genetic strains that were dominant before sustained community transmission in Jordan. This raises speculations about these new genetic lineages and their relationship to the severity of observed disease symptoms in Jordan.