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The National Institute of Public Health (INSP) informed, on Tuesday, that in the week of August 1 - 7, the Omicron variant was detected in 253 sequences of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.
According to INSP, until August 7, as many as 7,427 confirmed sequences with the Omicron variant were reported.
Of these, the BA.2 sub-variant (40%) was detected in 2,970 cases, of which eight in the week of August 1 - 7.
In the same week, the BA.4 sub-variant was detected in five cases, and the BA.5 sub-variant was detected in 239 cases.
To date, the BA.5 sub-variant has been detected in 1,048 cases (14.1%), a percentage by 1.3 times higher than the previous week.
According to the cited source, until August 7, a number of 15,753 sequencing processes were reported to INSP - CNSCBT, of which 253 in the last week.
The 253 sequencing processes were reported by the INCDMM Cantacuzino (93), the "Matei Bals" Institute (96) and the INSP (64). AGERPRES
