The CDC is warning that Omicron cases are 'likely to rise' across the U.S. as the variant spreads to over a dozen states and over 40 countries. Follow Newsweek's liveblog for all the latest.
U.S. states have reported cases since the first Omicron infection was found in California last week
. Other states affected so far are Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia Hawaii, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin. Meanwhile, researchers in South Africa and elsewhere are rapidly investigating the variant amid fears it could trigger a major wave of infections across the world due to more infectiousness and could possibly evade current vaccines.Fauci: Omicron 'does not look like there's a great degree of severity to it'
The White House expert said that while it remains too early for experts to make conclusions, early reports suggest that Omicron might result in less severe COVID infections in comparison to the Delta variant.
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