New Omicron Subvariant Being Tracked In Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - Another type of the Omicron variant has been detected in Minnesota, and health officials are tracking it.




The subvariant, called Omicron BA.2, was detected in 55 of the more than 4,000 new COVID-19 cases reported Wednesday. The Minnesota Department of Health says that the BA.2 variant has made up 0.5% of total Omicron cases in Minnesota to date. The majority of Omicron cases in Minnesota have been of the BA.1 variant, which was first detected in South Africa last year.... Read more


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