Regarding the Omicron strain "XBB.1.5" of the new coronavirus spreading in the United States, the CDC = American Center for Disease Control announced the latest estimate that about 90% of newly infected people in the country are infected with this virus. Did.
In the week ending March 11, the U.S. CDC estimated that 89.5% of new coronavirus infections in the country were infected with the Omicron strain XBB.1.5. bottom.
This is a slight increase compared to the previous week's 87%, and since December last year (22), the percentage of infected people has continued to rise.
On the other hand, the number of newly reported infected people in the United States averaged about 24,000 per day as of the 8th of this month, and has been on a downward trend since January.
In addition, as of the 8th of this month, ▼ the number of new hospitalizations is about 2,800 per day on average, and the ▼ number of deaths is about 270 per day, both of which have been declining since January. increase.
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 9th of this month, about 85% of the regions are "low". ”, and only about 2% of the total are classified as “high”.