Regarding the Omicron strain "XBB.1.5" of the new coronavirus spreading in the United States, the CDC = American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced the latest estimate that about 90% of newly infected people in the country are infected with this virus. bottom.
The CDC in the United States announced an estimate that 89.6% of the people newly infected with the new coronavirus in the country in the week ending on the 4th of this month were infected with the Omicron strain "XBB.1.5".
Compared to the previous week's 85.4%, it has increased by about 4 points, and the percentage of infected people has continued to rise since December last year.
On the other hand, the number of newly reported infections in the United States averaged about 32,000 per day as of the 1st of this month, showing a downward trend since January.
As of the 28th of last month, the number of newly hospitalized patients was about 3,300 per day on average, and the number of deaths was about 330 per day on average as of the 1st of this month, both of which have generally decreased since January. continues to trend.
The CDC has announced that the infection status in the United States is classified into three levels, "low", "moderate" and "high", by region, but as of the 2nd of this month, about 82% of the regions are "low". ” and categorized as “high” account for only about 2% of the total.