▲ 336 ▼ A new COVID-19 variant has emerged. Here's what we know about EG.5 so far (www.ctvnews.ca) submitted 3 years ago by girlfreddy@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca 154 comments fedilink hide all child comments The variant is called EG.5 and is a descendant of Omicron. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that EG.5 accounted for roughly 17.3 per cent — or one in six — of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. in the past two weeks.
[–] anonionfinelyminced@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago Another few months and we'll have beaten it for 2024 too! permalink fedilink source parent