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A Bioinformatics Tool for Predicting Future COVID-19 Waves Based on a Retrospective Analysis of the Second Wave in India: Model Development Study.

Ashutosh Kumar, Adil Asghar, Prakhar Dwivedi, Gopichand Kumar, Ravi K Narayan, Rakesh K Jha, Rakesh Parashar, Chetan Sahni, Sada N Pandey

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Ashutosh KumarDepartment of Anatomy All India Institute of Medical Sciences - Patna Patna India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1589-9568
Adil AsgharDepartment of Anatomy All India Institute of Medical Sciences - Patna Patna India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1404-1298
Prakhar DwivediDepartment of Anatomy All India Institute of Medical Sciences - Patna Patna India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8756-1676
Gopichand KumarDepartment of Anatomy All India Institute of Medical Sciences - Patna Patna India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3100-8908
Ravi K NarayanDepartment of Anatomy Dr B C Roy Multispeciality Medical Research Center Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur Kharagpur India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2510-6744
Rakesh K JhaDepartment of Anatomy All India Institute of Medical Sciences - Patna Patna India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1292-5927
Rakesh ParasharIndia Health Lead Oxford Policy Management Limited Oxford United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2428-8622
Chetan SahniDepartment of Anatomy Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University Varanasi India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4301-4643
Sada N PandeyDepartment of Zoology Banaras Hindu University Varanasi India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3201-2287

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Background: Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, health policymakers globally have been attempting to predict an impending wave of COVID-19. India experienced a devastating second wave of COVID-19 in the late first week of May 2021. We retrospectively analyzed the viral genomic sequences and epidemiological data reflecting the emergence and spread of the second wave of COVID-19 in India to construct a prediction model. Objective: We aimed to develop a bioinformatics tool that can predict an impending COVID-19 wave. Methods: We analyzed the time series distribution of genomic sequence data for SARS-CoV-2 and correlated it with epidemiological data for new cases and deaths for the corresponding period of the second wave. In addition, we analyzed the phylodynamics of circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants in the Indian population during the study period. Results: Our prediction analysis showed that the first signs of the arrival of the second wave could be seen by the end of January 2021, about 2 months before its peak in May 2021. By the end of March 2021, it was distinct. B.1.617 lineage variants powered the wave, most notably B.1.617.2 (Delta variant). Conclusions: Based on the observations of this study, we propose that genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 variants, complemented with epidemiological data, can be a promising tool to predict impending COVID-19 waves.

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COVID-19epidemiologygenomic surveillanceSARS-CoV-2second wave

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