Omicron cases not as prevalent as CDC originally thought

Published December 29, 2021 6:29 AM

(KYMA, KECY) - Despite this surge, the omicron COVID variant may not be as prevalent as previously thought.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is adjusting its estimate of the variant's infection rate down.

The CDC now believes omicron was responsible for 58.6% of new cases in the U.S last week.

That's down from the agency's previous estimate of 73.2%.

Because not every COVID test goes through genetic sequencing to determine what variant caused it, it's extremely difficult to pinpoint how many cases each variant causes.

Also, many COVID infections never get tested at all.

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April Hettinger

April was born and raised in San Diego where she loved the beach town and her two dogs, Lexi and Malibu. She decided to trade the beach for the snow and advanced her education at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.

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