What is KP.2? Everything about new COVID-19 variant that may increase Corona cases this summer – The Economic Times

If media reports are to be believed, COVID-19 has not completely gone away. It keeps on lurking around the corner and can unleash the mayhem again. After JN.1, the latest variety of COVID-19 variants is KP.2. It is an offshoot of the omicron variant. The Centers for Disease and Prevention has said that currently, it accounts for an estimated 28.2% of COVID cases after making up just 1.4% of cases in mid-March, reports ABC News'.

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Will COVID-19 cases increase in the summer?Virologists in the US have predicted an increase in Covid cases during this summer also, as has been noticed since 2020. If KP.2 continues to gain prevalence, it may happen again, but it would be less dangerous and less dramatic.

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