More contagious omicron variant detected in Missouri, spreading in St. Louis County
A more contagious form of the omicron variant is now spreading in Missouri.
Weekly testing through Missouri’s Sewershed Surveillance Project has detected the BA.2 coronavirus subvariant in wastewater samples. Local officials have confirmed the subvariant is spreading in St. Louis County and warn of a possible rise in coronavirus cases in the next several weeks.
The subvariant is about 30% more transmissible than the original omicron variant and is fueling a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in Europe.
Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate the subvariant is responsible for about one-third of all new cases in the U.S.
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/health-science-environment/2022-03-23/more-contagious-omicron-variant-detected-in-missouri-spreading-in-st-louis-county
= new reply since forum marked as read
