Omicron subvariant makes up 35 pct new COVID-19 infections in U.S.

LOS ANGELES, March 22 (Xinhua) -- The BA.2 sub-lineage of the Omicron variant now makes up about 35 percent of new COVID-19 infections in the United States, according to the data updated Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

This data is up from 22.3 percent a week prior, and 15.8 percent two weeks before.