Idaho Matters

Idaho Matters Doctors Roundtable: April 13, 2022

More than 4,000 Idahoans have officially tested positive for omicron.Dr. David Pate, former CEO of St Luke's Health System and a current member of the Idaho coronavirus task force, joins Gemma Gaudette on the weekly Doctors Roundtable to talk about the dominant COVID-19 strain in Idaho.

Broadcast on:: 13 Apr 2022

A close up of a pink Lantana Flower bud with green leaves in the background. — The Lantana Flower can look like the COVID-19 virus at some stages of development.(Jim & Robin Kunze / Flickr)

The BA.2 variant of the omicron strain of the COVID-19 virus has become the dominant strain in more than 60 countries, including the U.S.

Dr. David Pate, former CEO of St Luke's Health System and a current member of the Idaho coronavirus task force, told KTVB-TV this week that BA.2 is the dominant strain on the west coast and in Canada, which is already seeing a surge in coronavirus patients.

More than 4,000 Idahoans have officially tested positive for omicron, including BA.2 and the variant is the dominant strain in Idaho.