The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about 80 percent of new COVID-19 cases in the country are caused by the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant.
The CDC's latest estimate says the fast-spreading strain accounted for 80.2 percent of coronavirus cases in the US for the week through Saturday.
That is an increase of around 7 percentage points from the previous week's figure of 73 percent.
The subvariant has been spreading in the US since December last year.
The average daily number of new coronavirus infections reported in the US was about 37,000 as of Wednesday, showing a downward trend since mid-January.
The average daily number of COVID-19 hospital admissions as of Tuesday was about 3,600, and the average death toll per day as of Wednesday was about 400. Both figures have been on a downward trend since mid-January.
President Joe Biden's administration announced last month that it plans to lift the national COVID-19 emergency declaration on May 11. The measure has been in place since March 2020.
The CDC's latest estimate says the fast-spreading strain accounted for 80.2 percent of coronavirus cases in the US for the week through Saturday.
That is an increase of around 7 percentage points from the previous week's figure of 73 percent.
The subvariant has been spreading in the US since December last year.
The average daily number of new coronavirus infections reported in the US was about 37,000 as of Wednesday, showing a downward trend since mid-January.
The average daily number of COVID-19 hospital admissions as of Tuesday was about 3,600, and the average death toll per day as of Wednesday was about 400. Both figures have been on a downward trend since mid-January.
President Joe Biden's administration announced last month that it plans to lift the national COVID-19 emergency declaration on May 11. The measure has been in place since March 2020.
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80% of new COVID-19 cases in the US are attributed to Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant, as per CDC estimates for the week ending Saturday. This represents a 7 percentage point increase from the previous week's figure of 73%. The subvariant has been present in the US since December last year. As of
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230218_12/
Date: Feb. 18, 2023
Created: 2023/02/18 13:59
Updated: 2025/12/09 07:15
Last Read: 2023/02/18 15:07