'Centaurus' COVID subvariant seeps into Florida while sister mutation spreads in Southeast

'Centaurus' COVID subvariant seeps into Florida while sister mutation spreads in Southeast The newest COVID vaccine boosters aren't necessarily weak against new subvariants since it targets mutations of omicron. Chris Persaud The Palm Beach Post

Florida’s official coronavirus case counts continued to fall for the sixth straight week, but some of its biggest urban areas report signs of another uptick of infections as more viral mutations enter the state.

Viral loads are once again rising in the Miami, Orlando and Tampa Bay areas. And recent COVID-19 tests reveal that another potentially contagious subvariant, BA.2.75, nicknamed “centaurus,” has been in Florida since at least mid-August. Plus, the BA.4.6 subvariant continues to gain ground across the southeastern United States.

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