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The Times of India
The Times of India
National
Umamaheswara Rao | TNN

Andhra Pradesh: Omicron makes up close to 90% of sequenced samples

VISAKHAPATNAM: The new Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant of the novel coronavirus seems to be dominating the ongoing third wave of Covid-19 in Andhra Pradesh.

About 85 to 90% of the total samples sequenced in the recent weeks belong to this lineage, which is said to be more transmissible than the earlier forms of the virus.

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