Numbers released by the state to the media today indicate that Covid test positivity is once again rising in California
in the region, a variant that is thought to be 30% more transmissible than the original Omicron that ravaged the region this past winter.county and CDC data.
In the final week of February, BA.2 accounted for 6.3% of new cases sequenced in Los Angeles. As of March 12, the latest date for which data is available, 32% of positive Covid tests that underwent laboratory sequencing in L.A. turned out to be the result of BA.2. Given that rise, and the pattern seen in every country across the globe where BA.2 has gained a significant foothold, it’s very likely the more virulent strain is now dominant in the region.
In fact, this week’s CDC data map shows BA.2 accounts for well over half the new infections in the three state region comprised of California, Nevada and Arizona. See graphic below.
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