The National Public Health Institute (INSP) informed on Tuesday that in the October 3 - 9 week, Romania reported 174 sequences of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron, told Agerpres.
According to INSP, as of September 25, 2022, 9,303 COVID-19 Omicron cases were confirmed.
Of these, the BA.2 subvariant was detected in 2,972 cases (32%).
The BA.4 sub-variant was detected in one case, and the BA.5 sub-variant in 173.
So far, the BA.5 subvariant was detected in 2,895 cases (31.1%).
According to INSP, as of October 9, 17,636 sequences were reported to the INSP - CNSCBT.
Out of the 174 sequencing investigations of last week 44 were reported by the Matei Bals Institute and 40 by INCDMM Cantacuzino.