Erica Carbajal August 25, 2023 READ
More than 12,600 new COVID-19 hospital admissions were reported for the week ending Aug. 12, up nearly 22 percent from the week prior.
The uptick comes as experts keep close watch on a new distant omicron relative, BA.2.86. Few sequences have been detected globally so far, including at least three in the U.S. While it’s too early to make firm assessments on the strain, health agencies are closely monitoring it given the large number of mutations it carries on the spike protein.
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