Omicron subvariant xbb 15 new covid cases in america

Washington. The war regarding Coronavirus is not over yet. The world is still fighting a battle against this pandemic. Most of the world, including India, has removed the restrictions imposed on this disease, after which normal life is back on track. Although governments are taking every step to eliminate it completely. In such a situation, the news coming from America has once again drawn lines of worry on the forehead. Due to the new variant of Corona virus in America, cases of infection are increasing. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 85 percent of the cases in the US this week were of the XBB.1.5 subvariant of Omicron.

Citing case estimates, Xinhua news agency said that cases of the XBB.1.5 subvariant have been increasing since the end of last year. In this, 79.2 percent cases have come last week and 71.9 percent two weeks ago. According to the CDC, cases of XBB.1.5 variants are increasing in all regions across the country. At the same time, there is BQ.1.1 variant after which 9.4 percent cases are coming. When the CDC first started tracking the XBB.1.5 subvariant in November last year, it accounted for less than 1 percent of cases nationwide. Since then, a boom is being recorded in America’s cases.

more contagious than other variants
Preliminary studies suggest that XBB.1.5 has some associated mutations that suggest it is more infectious than other strains, possibly the most infectious variant ever discovered.

XBB.1.5 is spreading easily, scientists said that it is unlikely that due to this variant, more severe symptoms of the disease will be seen.

The US still remains the worst-hit country in the world with the highest number of Covid-19 cases and deaths.

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