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July 12, 2022

BA.5 Becomes Dominant U.S. Coronavirus Variant Amid Warnings over New Lineages
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Public health officials are warning of a fast-spreading new coronavirus
variant that's been linked to a growing number of cases across India.
The BA.2.75 variant evolved from the highly contagious Omicron lineage
and appears to be outcompeting rival forms of the virus. This comes as
the BA.5 Omicron subvariant now accounts for a majority of cases in the
United States, where COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to rise and test
positivity rates have climbed to their third-worst levels of the
pandemic.


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