Omicron now the dominant variant in Sarawak


KUCHING: The Omicron variant has now replaced the Delta variant as the dominant Covid-19 variant in Sarawak, says a public health expert.

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak Institute of Health and Community Medicine director Dr David Perera said in his latest report, the detection rate for Omicron from surveillance data of positive cases from Jan 3-26 was 78%.

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