Regarding the Omicron strain "XBB.1.5", which is spreading rapidly in the United States, the CDC = Center for Disease Control and Prevention says that about half of the people newly infected with the new coronavirus are infected with the virus, the latest estimate announced.
The U.S. CDC has announced an estimate that 49.1% of people newly infected with the new coronavirus in the country in the week ending January 21 were infected with the Omicron strain "XBB.1.5". .
It continues to expand in the US, up nearly 12 percentage points from the previous week's 37.2%.
In the United States, as of January 17, the number of new hospitalized patients infected with the new coronavirus averaged about 4,800 per day, down nearly 20% from the previous week.
Meanwhile, the number of deaths has averaged around 570 per day as of 18 January, continuing the previous week's figure above 500.
WHO = The World Health Organization said that "XBB.1.5" has a stronger ability to escape immunity than the previous Omicron strains, and may lead to a global increase in infections, but it is not clear whether it is likely to become severe. , the investigation continues, as there is not enough data yet.