In the United States, Covid-19 is expected to rise in the northeast as the BA.2 subvariant becomes established.

In the northeastern United States, cases of Covid-19 are increasing again as the BA.2 Omicron subvariety dominated the region.

The Washington Post reported that at least 126 new infections per 100,000 people were recorded in the northeast last week, double the rate a month ago.

New infections in the northeast were more than double last week in the west, midwest, and southeast, according to federal data.

According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), BA.2 omicron submutants now account for more than 85% of new Covid-19 cases in the United States.

The BA.2 subvariant is believed to be approximately 30% more infectious than the original BA.1 omicron strain, suggested in early studies.

US President Joe Biden’s administration has announced that it will extend public transport nationwide mask orders for 15 days as it monitors the increase in Covid-19 cases, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

Authorities said the CDC mask order remains valid at this time to assess the potential impact of increased cases on serious illnesses, including hospitalization and death, and the capacity of the health care system.

Mask orders that were due to expire on April 18 will be fulfilled until May 3 to allow the CDC more time to investigate the impact of the BA.2 subvariant in the country.

According to the latest CDC data, the United States currently has an average of about 30,000 new Covid-19 cases, 500 deaths, and 1,400 hospitalizations each day.

However, experts said the official case numbers do not provide a complete picture of the pandemic, as many home test results have not been reported to state or federal health agencies.

Lack of testing may be another reason why cases of Covid-19 are underreported.

At the height of the Omicron wave in January, the United States conducted more than 2 million tests per day. According to the latest data from the CDC, it dropped to about 236,000 last Saturday.

Health experts say that the rollback of Covid-19 mitigation measures such as mask obligations and vaccine requirements may be premature, and the continued increase in Covid-19 cases is the general public, especially children and He said it poses a high risk to the immunodeficient group.

(Only the headings and images in this report may have been recreated by Business Standard staff. The rest of the content is automatically generated from the syndicated feed.)

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