The Omicron variant became dominant in the United States last week, not the week before, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Credit... Bing Guan/ReutersThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that the Omicron variant now accounts for roughly 59 percent of all Covid cases in the United States, a significant decrease from the agency’s previous estimate. said that Omicron accounted for approximately 73 percent of variants circulating in the United States in the week ending Dec. 18. But in its revision, the agency said the variant accounted for about 23 percent of cases that week. In other words, Delta, which has dominated U.S. infections since summer, still reigned in the United States that week.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 02, 2022 02:11 UTC