16 states have reported Omicron cases, Delta remains majority of infections.
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has spread to about one-third of US states, but the Delta version remains the majority of Covid-19 infections as cases rise nationwide, US health officials said on Sunday.
Though the emergence of the new variant has caused alarm worldwide, Dr Anthony Fauci, the top US infectious disease official, told"thus far it does not look like there's a great degree of severity to it." He added that it was too early to draw definitive conclusions and that more study is needed...
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