The Omicron variant now accounts for 73% of all Covid-19 cases in the United States, its CDC announced on Monday.
in the US, that country's Centres for Disease Control reported on Monday.
Previously, the Delta variant was dominant in the USA. That changed last week — just 26% of sequenced cases were Delta for the week ending December 18, according to CDC data.As the Omicron variant sweeps the country, cases are up. In the US, the seven-day rolling average for new Covid-19 infections was 132,659 on Sunday, according to data from the CDC. The nation's seven-day average test positivity rate currently stands at 7.2%, higher than the 5% threshold the WHO recommends staying below.
The Harris County man who died Monday is one of at least 808,000 Americans who have been killed by the virus since the pandemic began, according to Some parts of the country are experiencing even more pronounced Omicron surges. The CDC estimates that in parts of the Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, and Southwest, Omicron now makes up more than 90% of sequenced cases. on Tuesday to combat Omicron, including delivering 500,000 free at-home coronavirus testing kits to Americans next month.
Though Omicron has been confirmed in most American states, and is believed to have spread essentially everywhere in the USA, the country is maintaining its travel ban on South Africa.
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