Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 accounts for 27.6% of U.S. COVID 事例／患者s - CDC
Jan 6 (Reuters) - The Omicron subvariant, XBB.1.5, is 概算の to account for 27.6% of COVID-19 事例／患者s in the 部隊d 明言する／公表するs for the week ending Jan. 7, data from the 中心s for 病気 支配（する）／統制する and 予防 showed on Friday.
The CDC 改訂するd its 見積（る） for the week ended Dec. 31 to say XBB.1.5 made up 18.3% of 事例／患者s, not about 40% of 事例／患者s.
The 機関 did not すぐに 答える／応じる to a Reuters request 捜し出すing 詳細（に述べる）s about the change in 概算の data.
The World Health Organization's 上級の epidemiologist, Maria 先頭 Kerkhove, earlier this week said XBB.1.5 is the most transmissible Omicron sub-variant that has been （悪事，秘密などを）発見するd so far.
(報告（する）／憶測ing by Leroy Leo and Sriparna Roy in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber)
