3rd case of omicron in Nevada detected in Washoe County

The Nevada State Public Health Laboratory has confirmed a lawsuit of the omicron variant successful Washoe County, the 3rd lawsuit of the highly contagious coronavirus strain to beryllium identified successful the state.

The lawsuit was recovered successful a antheral successful his aboriginal 50s who had precocious travelled some internationally and successful the U.S., according to the Washoe County Health District. He had been afloat vaccinated and besides had received a booster shot.

The antheral is recovering astatine home, the territory said.

It was “only a substance of clip earlier we identified this variant successful Washoe County,” District Health Officer Kevin Dick said successful a quality release. “The champion signifier of extortion residents tin instrumentality against each variants is getting afloat vaccinated and receiving a booster.”

Federal wellness officials said Monday that omicron is present the ascendant mentation of the coronavirus successful the U.S., accounting for 73 percent of caller infections successful the past week, the Associated Press reported.

The first lawsuit detected successful Nevada was announced by the Southern Nevada Health District connected Dec. 14. The lawsuit was successful a afloat vaccinated Clark County pistillate successful her mid-20s who was not hospitalized. She had not received a booster shot.

The 2nd identified case was confirmed connected Friday by the Nevada State Public Health Laboratory successful an unvaccinated pistillate who was tested successful Churchill County, said Shannon Litz, a typical of the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services.

The lawsuit remains nether investigation, Litz said successful an email.

Early grounds suggests that omicron is amended capable to evade antibodies produced by anterior corruption oregon vaccination, but that its cases typically are milder than those of the delta variant, which remains the ascendant strain successful Nevada.

This is simply a processing story. Check backmost for updates.

Contact Mary Hynes astatine mhynes@reviewjournal.com oregon 702-383-0336. Follow @MaryHynes1 connected Twitter. Review-Journal unit writer Ricardo Torres-Cortez contributed to this report.