EG.5 now dominant COVID variant in US. Here's what to know

A healthcare worker conducts a COVID-19 test at a walk-up location in Farragut Square in Washing… Read More A new variant now makes up a plurality of COVID-19 cases in the United States, federal data shows.

EG.5, an offshoot of the omicron variant and descendant of the XBB strain, has been circulating in the country since at least April. However, as of Aug. 5, it accounts for 17.3% of COVID infections, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .

This is an increase from the 1.1% of cases it was estimated to make up at the end of May, […]

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