COVID-19: First 'Stealth Omicron' Cases Confirmed In NY

Health officials are now worried about what’s called "stealth" Omicron. It's a relative of the super-spreading variant, which was just detected very close to New York. Officials think it may be even more infections.

The latest COVID numbers in New York show COVID continues to be on the decline. On Wednesday, Gov. Katy Hochul reported 7.18 percent of COVID tests came back positive in the previous 24 hours.

The number of cases continues to decline in all regions of the state and there were 500 fewer New Yorkers hospitalized with COVID since the previous report.



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The newly emerging “stealth” Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus has been confirmed in New York, the state Health Department announced.  

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Omicron, which is known as B.1.1.529, has three sub-variants: the original BA.1 that remains the dominant strain, the “stealth” BA.2, which is picking up steam, and the more elusive BA.3.

The WHO said that the variant isn't one of "concern" but is increasingly being reported throughout the country, while becoming the dominant strain in some parts of the world.

Recently, the new “stealth” variant - named for its difficulty to identify due to a lack of certain genetic characteristics - has been becoming more of a concern, and it most recently made its way into New York.

To date, there have been four confirmed cases in New York, while neighboring states have also seen the sub-variant slowly emerging.

The stealth Omicron cases were detected in New York between Friday, Jan. 7 and Wednesday, Jan. 12, officials said.

Health officials are now worried about what’s called "stealth" Omicron. It's a relative of the super-spreading variant, which was just detected very close to New York. Officials think it may be even more infections.

The latest COVID numbers in New York show COVID continues to be on the decline. On Wednesday, Gov. Katy Hochul reported 7.18 percent of COVID tests came back positive in the previous 24 hours.

The number of cases continues to decline in all regions of the state and there were 500 fewer New Yorkers hospitalized with COVID since the previous report.



Read More: 'Stealth' Omicron Found Near New York, May Be More Contagious | https://hudsonvalleypost.com/covid-stealth-omicron-found-near-new-york-may-be-more-contagious/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral

Health officials are now worried about what’s called "stealth" Omicron. It's a relative of the super-spreading variant, which was just detected very close to New York. Officials think it may be even more infections.

The latest COVID numbers in New York show COVID continues to be on the decline. On Wednesday, Gov. Katy Hochul reported 7.18 percent of COVID tests came back positive in the previous 24 hours.

The number of cases continues to decline in all regions of the state and there were 500 fewer New Yorkers hospitalized with COVID since the previous report.



Read More: 'Stealth' Omicron Found Near New York, May Be More Contagious | https://hudsonvalleypost.com/covid-stealth-omicron-found-near-new-york-may-be-more-contagious/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral

Health officials are now worried about what’s called "stealth" Omicron. It's a relative of the super-spreading variant, which was just detected very close to New York. Officials think it may be even more infections.

The latest COVID numbers in New York show COVID continues to be on the decline. On Wednesday, Gov. Katy Hochul reported 7.18 percent of COVID tests came back positive in the previous 24 hours.

The number of cases continues to decline in all regions of the state and there were 500 fewer New Yorkers hospitalized with COVID since the previous report.



Read More: 'Stealth' Omicron Found Near New York, May Be More Contagious | https://hudsonvalleypost.com/covid-stealth-omicron-found-near-new-york-may-be-more-contagious/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral

Health officials are now worried about what’s called "stealth" Omicron. It's a relative of the super-spreading variant, which was just detected very close to New York. Officials think it may be even more infections.

The latest COVID numbers in New York show COVID continues to be on the decline. On Wednesday, Gov. Katy Hochul reported 7.18 percent of COVID tests came back positive in the previous 24 hours.

The number of cases continues to decline in all regions of the state and there were 500 fewer New Yorkers hospitalized with COVID since the previous report.



Read More: 'Stealth' Omicron Found Near New York, May Be More Contagious | https://hudsonvalleypost.com/covid-stealth-omicron-found-near-new-york-may-be-more-contagious/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral

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