The CDC says that the XBB.1.5 COVID subvariant is rising, but not as quickly as anticipated.
stoked fears from experts about how fast the virus was surging in the country, especially in the Northeast.The CDC's estimates last week showed that the XBB.1.5 strain was responsible for 40.5% of confirmed U.S. cases for the week ending on Dec.
31, 2022, asBut on Friday, the CDC's estimates changed to show that the XBB.1.5 variant made up 18.3% of cases for the week ending on Dec. 31, 2022, and 27.6% of sequenced cases for the week ending on Jan. 7.XBB.1.5 is the only Omicron subvariant that is still showing growth in the United States, sitting behind the BQ.1.1 variant in the U.S., according to the
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