COVID-19: BA.5 variant soon to be dominant in Saskatchewan, deputy CMHO says
The University of Regina’s latest wastewater analysis report, released July 11, shows higher viral loads than in previous weeks and that trace amounts of BA.5 have been detected since late May.
Researchers note that while wastewater data has been reliably used to predict the direction of new case trends in the seven to 10 days following when a sample was taken, the magnitude of change in cases is not always proportional.shows BA.5 represented 38.4 per cent of all variants sequenced. BA.4 represented 9 per cent of sequenced variants in the June 19 epidemiological update. BA.2 still represents 52 per cent of sequenced variants.
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