The two new omicron subvariants dubbed BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 are spreading fast in the New York region and could account for up to 36.6% of new cases, nearly double the top of the range for all of the U.S., according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. The two variants accounted for 11.5% and 8% of new cases recorded in the week through Oct.15, up from 4.1% and 1.9% two weeks earlier, as NBC News reported. The news comes as experts fear a fresh wave of cases during the winter months. U.S. known cases of COVID are continuing to ease and now stand at their lowest level since mid-April, although the true tally is likely higher given how many people overall are testing at home, where the data are not being collected. The daily average for new cases stood at 37,888 on Tuesday, according to a New York Times tracker, down 15% from two weeks ago. The daily average for hospitalizations was down 6% at 25,845, while the daily average for deaths is down 3% to 382. Globally, the confirmed case tally rose above 625.3 million on Wednesday, according to data aggregated by Johns Hopkins, while the death toll is above 6.57 million with the U.S. leading the world with 97 million cases and 1,065,841 deaths.
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