Omicron Variant Us News. New york (ap) โ omicron has raced ahead of other variants and is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the u.s., accounting for 73% of new infections last week, federal health officials said monday. But so far, evidence suggests it may cause milder illness, though that remains the biggest and probably most consequential open.
Cdc data shows a new covid variant, eg.5, an offshoot of omicron, is becoming the dominant variant in the u.s. Record for daily coronavirus cases has been broken, as two highly contagious variants โ delta and omicron โ have converged to disrupt holiday travel and gatherings, deplete hospital.
