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BQ.1 COVID-19 variant becomes increasingly prevalent in US infections: CDC

Por: The Hill Health October 18, 2022

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A new subvariant of the omicron variant of the coronavirus is becoming increasingly prevalent in the United States, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  CDC data that the BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 variants each made up 5.7 percent of the total number of cases in the country in the past week. The BA.5 subvariant, which has dominated the cases in the U.S. for months, made up 67.9 percent, down from its peak in late... + full article



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