XBB Variant of Omicron Emerges as Dominant in India
In India, the XBB subvariant of COVID-19's Omicron variant is fast emerging.
XBB Subvariant
International research organization GISIAD, that has been monitoring the changes in the virus, has reported that there were 380 confirmed cases of XBB in India.
Tamil Nadu has reported 175 cases, followed by West Bengal with 103 cases.
‘XBB*XBB* is a recombinant of BA.2.10.1 and BA.2.75 sublineages.’
The other states that have detected XBB virus are Odisha (35), Maharashtra (21), Delhi (18), Puducherry (16), Karnataka (9), Gujarat (2), and Rajasthan (1).
Source: IANS