NEW YORK (AP) — The omicron variant of COVID-19, which had been undetected in the U.S. before the middle of this week, had been discovered in at least five states
The first case of the COVID variant Omicron has been reported in Philadelphia, also making it the first in Pennsylvania and among the initial cases reported in the United States.
As scientists identify cases of COVID-19 caused by the omicron variant in the United States, officials at all levels are working to prevent renewed surges of the virus as the holiday season moves along.
At least five people in New York have been infected with the omicron variant of the coronavirus. Four of the cases are in New York City and one is in Suffolk County.
The omicron variant of COVID-19, which had been undetected in the U.S. before the middle of this week, had been discovered in at least five states by the end of Thursday, showing yet again how mutations of the virus can circumnavigate the globe with speed and ease.
The first case of the omicron variant of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Minnesota, the Minnesota Department of Health announced Thursday. The confirmation comes one day after the first U.S. cases of the omicron variant were detected in California.
The patient is the second known case of the variant in California. Authorities on Wednesday confirmed the first U.S. case of the variant in a San Francisco resident.
In this image from video provided by the New York Office of the Governor, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, right, listens as New state Health Commissioner Mary Bassett speaks during
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced on Friday that state health officials have confirmed the first three cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant in the state.
Hawaii reported an omicron case in an Oahu resident who hadn’t left the state as health officials across the U.S. grapple with the likelihood the new coronavirus variant is circulating within their communities instead of coming in piecemeal on planes.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is reporting its second confirmed case of the omicron COVID variant in as many days. The Los Angeles County public health department says a county resident is self-isolating after apparently contracting the infection during a trip to South Africa last month. The U.S.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul warned last weekend of the omicron variant of COVID-19, “it’s coming,” and on Thursday night she confirmed the first five cases in New York state. In a joint news conference with NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, Hochul said it seemed that so far, the cases have been mild.
