It's not the news any of us want to hear. County health officials say the percentage of infections with the 'more contagious' OmicronBA2 subvariant has doubled. Is it time to raise our guard again? The new numbers and concern. Tonight at 11 from ABC7
LOS ANGELES -- Although overall COVID-19 case rates remain relatively low, the BA.2 subvariant of the virus was continuing to spread in Los Angeles County, with health officials reporting a sharp rise in the percentage of cases on Thursday attributed to the offshoot of the Omicron variant, which fueled a winter surge in infections.
Experts have suggested that BA.2 is at least 30% more contagious than the Omicron variant, which was already substantially more easily spread than the original COVID-19 virus. READ ALSO | As the BA.2 COVID-19 subvariant is on the rise, here are the most commonly experienced symptoms County health officials noted that the growing reach of the BA.2 subvariant mirrors trends being seen in some East Coast states and in Europe.
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