New subvariant of Covid-19 growing in Canada

A new subvariant of Covid-19, HV.1, is spreading rapidly in Canada.

According to health experts, it is yet to be seen whether it is more contagious than previous variants.

According to Health Canada, HV.1 is a subvariant of Omicron that is one of the fastest growing lineage groups in the country.

There was a 2.1% increase in reported cases through August to 34.4% as of October 29, Health Canada said on its website.

It also surpassed other variants like XBB 1.16 which were more dominant in late spring and summer.

Infectious diseases expert Dr. According to Isaac Bogoch, it currently exists here.

He said that if we look at the most recent genomic studies in Ontario, this is the most prevalent genealogy.

According to Bogoch, it was still present in late October and is now much larger than that.

Public Health Ontario says it's expected to reach 43.0% by November 8.