Indian Covid Variant Could Be The Dominant Strain In The US Within A Week
The Indian variant of Covid-19 could be the dominant strain of the virus in the United States in just one week, according to disturbing new data
* Data shows highly-contagious 'Delta' strain of Covid is spreading quickly across the United States
* The variant, first detected in India, now accounts for 10 percent of all US cases, up from just one percent a month ago
* US health officials are desperate to avoid a replica of what is occurring in the United Kingdom, where the Delta strain accounts for 90 percent of cases
* In the UK, Covid cases are up 109 percent in a single week, hospitalizations have surged and lockdown laws may be extended by another month
The Indian variant of Covid-19 could be the dominant strain of the virus in the United States in just one week, according to disturbing new data.
The highly-transmissible strain - known as B.1.617.2 or 'Delta' - now makes up about 10 percent of US cases, up from just one percent less than a month ago, Outbreak.info claims.
'When will B.1.617.2 (Delta) be the dominant variant in the US? Could be next week (or next 2 weeks) based on trends in our testing data & sequences available,' researcher Alexandre Bolze wrote on Twitter Thursday.
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Update: Highly contagious India COVID variant spreading rapidly in the US (NYPost)
WNU Editor: The U.S. is not the only country facing the spread of the Indian Covid variant .... Covid-19 Delta Variant First Found in India Is Quickly Spreading Across Globe (WSJ).
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