Regarding the Omicron strain "XBB.1.5" of the new coronavirus that is spreading in the United States, the CDC = US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that about 80% of newly infected people in the country are infected with this virus. published an estimate.
On the other hand, the number of newly reported infections and deaths has generally continued to decline since last month.
The CDC in the United States announced an estimate that 80.2% of the people newly infected with the new coronavirus in the country in the week ending on the 18th of this month were infected with the Omicron strain "XBB.1.5".
This is an increase of about 7 points compared to the previous week's 73%, and the spread of infections in the United States has continued since December last year.
On the other hand, as of the 15th of this month, the number of newly reported infected people in the United States averaged about 37,000 per day, showing a downward trend since the middle of last month.
As of the 14th of this month, the number of newly admitted patients was 3,600 per day on average, and the average number of deaths was about 400 per day as of the 15th of this month. it is continuing.
The Biden administration has announced that it will lift the national emergency declaration over the new corona that has continued since 2020 on May 11, saying that the infection situation has calmed down last month.