BA.2 is projected to account for nearly 55% of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S.
Patrick Orsagos/APis now the dominant COVID-19 strain in the United States, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday.
Similarly, wastewater surveillance indicates upticks in the New England area, where BA.2 is also projected to account for more than 70% of new cases. Scientists believe BA.2 is more transmissible than the original omicron strain, BA.1, though at this time, it is not believed to cause more severe disease.Graduate program students work to extract remnants of COVID-19 in wastewater samples, March 23, 2022, at a school lab at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.
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