
Omicron BA.2 more than 50% COVID variant in US: CDC
Live MintAfter a massive surge in Asia and Europe, Omicron BA.2 sub-variant was estimated to be more than half of 54.9% of COVID variants circulating in the United States as of March 26, the US CDC said on Tuesday. Last week, top U.S. infectious disease official Dr. Anthony Fauci said that although he does not expect a major surge, he would not be surprised to see a rise in cases owing to the increasing dominance of the BA.2 sub-variant. Most people in the United States are now considered to be in low COVID transmission, according to new CDC guidelines introduced last month that emphasized hospital capacity over case counts. The CDC estimates that BA.2 made up 39%, revised up from 34.9%, of circulating variants in the country for the week ended March 19, according to a CDC model that estimates proportions of circulating variants.
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