What we know so far about the BA.2 subvariant
A second wave of Omicron is underway across the world driven by the BA.2 subvariant and now accounts for least 60% of new COVID-19 infections.1
The proportion of cases due to BA.2 in Australia varies between states and territories – but is as high as 70% in SA according to the state’s Chief Public Health Officer Professor Nicola Spurrier earlier this month – with almost all of the remainder due to BA.1.
