Variant EG.5 Causing 17% Of New COVID-19 Cases In US, CDC Data Show

CNN (8/9, Goodman) reports, “Nationally, EG.5 is causing about 17% of new COVID-19 cases in the country, compared with 16% for the next most common lineage, XBB.1.16, according to the latest estimates from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...