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COVID-19 Omicron Subvariant Infections Detected in Arkansas

KUAF | By Jacqueline Froelich,

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Published March 17, 2022 at 9:25 AM CDT

An illustrated image of a SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Two subvariants of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant are now spreading across the U.S., according to CDC, with a half dozen cases confirmed so far in Arkansas. UAMS Internist Dr. Robert Hopkins, who provides insight, says not enough is known yet about the new strains' transmission rates and symptoms.

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Jacqueline Froelich

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative journalist and has been a news producer for KUAF National Public Radio since 1998. She covers politics, the environment, energy, business, education, history, race and culture. Her radio segments have been nationally syndicated. She is also a station-based national correspondent for NPR in Washington DC., and recipient of eight national and state broadcast awards.

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