Covid-19: BA.5 variant is now dominant in US as infections rise

The BA.5 omicron subvariant of SARS-CoV-2 is now causing about two thirds of infections in the US, with cases now rising in almost every state.Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told a White House press briefing on 12 July that the seven day average number of hospital admissions for covid-19 was now about 5100, double the number in early May.1In the past 14 days (to 14 July) data collated by the New York Times show a daily average 132 928 cases, a 17% increase in cases. In the same period, the daily average of hospital admissions was 39 053, an 18% increase, the average number of covid patients in intensive care was 4411, a 22% increase, and the average number of deaths a day was 415, a 10% increase. The number of infections is thought to be higher than these figures show because positive tests…
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