Omicron sub-variant now up to 23.1% of COVID variants in U.S. - CDC

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Tue, 2022-03-15 17:48 — mike kraft

Omicron sub-variant makes up 23.1% of COVID variants in U.S. - CDC According to the CDC's data, the sub-variant now makes up 39% of total cases in regions including New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands. In states such as Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode Island, the sub-variant now makes up about 38.6% of total cases. U.S. daily cases have started to decline in recent weeks after touching record levels in January, with the CDC dramatically easing its COVID-19 guidelines for masks, including in schools. YahooNews

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Initial data for the BA.2 sub-variant, which has begun to replace Omicron's more common BA.1 variant, shows no significant difference in disease severity, the World Health Organization said last month.

Other Omicron sub-variants that have been circulating since December, called BA.1.1 and B.1.1.529, now make up for around 66.1% and 10.8% of circulating variants, respectively. ..

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