B 5 Strain News Today

dangerous conditions while parts of europe setting scorching new records. in london where we are bracing for a record heat wave. on monday and tuesday, it is expected to be hotter here than in jamaica. > vicome. the number of cases in the u.s. surging once again. >> she had a true belief that she was equal to everyone else. and later, the extraordinary woman who is still breaking barriers, standing tall amid american giants. >> announcer: this is the "cbs weekend news" from new yor...

Rapidly across the u.s. with about 75% of americans living in a high or medium covid risk area. hospitalizations are also rising. especially in the southwest because of this dominant strain. >> it is the b.5 strain thats growing. it has the capacity to evade the immunity weve acquired from vaccination and also from prior infection. >> reporter: dr. scott gottlieb says there is an undercount of omicron cases because many who home test do not self-report. >> there is over 100,000 cases on average ...