CONCORD — The BA.2 Omicron variant of COVID-19 accounts for fewer than 10 percent of the infections in New Hampshire, according to state epidemiologist Dr. Ben Chan.
As of March 19, BA.2 is about 35 percent of circulating SARS-CoV-2 in the United States (tinyurl.com/2p8pftt7), according to Dr. Michael Calderwood, an infectious disease and international health expert at Datmouth-Hichcock Medical Center.
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