In-Frame 12-Nucleotide Deletion within Open Reading Frame 3a in a SARS-CoV-2 Strain Isolated from a Patient Hospitalized with COVID-19

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) strain UF-8, with an in-frame 12-nucleotide deletion within open reading frame 3a (ORF3a), was isolated from a 78-year-old COVID-19 patient in March 2020.

Automated summary

The SARS-CoV-2 strain UF-8, isolated from a 78-year-old COVID-19 patient in March 2020, has a 12-nucleotide deletion within open reading frame 3a (ORF3a).