WASHINGTON, December 5 (Reuters) – Cases of contamination with the Omicron variant of the virus responsible for COVID-19 have been identified in at least fifteen states in the United States, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Sunday. (CDC).
“We are aware of several dozen cases and we are monitoring them very closely. Every day more and more probable cases are brought to our attention, so this number will certainly increase,” Dr Rochelle Walensky said in a statement. interview on ABC.
The affected states are, according to a Reuters count: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.
Louisiana also reported a suspected case.
The CDC director, however, pointed out that the Delta variant remained prevalent in the United States.
Of the 90,000 to 100,000 cases recorded daily, 99.9% are linked to the Delta variant, she said.
(Reportage Susan Heavey, version française Sophie Louet)
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