XBB.1.5’s transmissibility, severity: 4 Qs answered

(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review)

Health officials are keeping a close eye on omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 due to its rapid growth in the U.S.

As of Dec. 31, the strain accounted for at least 40 percent of cases in the U.S. That’s up from about 10 percent two weeks earlier, CDC estimates show. Meanwhile, hospitalizations have increased after briefly leveling off in December. The daily average for new hospital admissions was 6,499 as of Jan. 4, up from 5,510 a week earlier. The daily average for COVID-19 hospitalizations as of Jan. 4 was 46,534, up 12 percent over the last 14 days, according to HHS data compiled by The New York Times. Continue reading here…

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