As new and fast-spreading COVID-19 subvariant dominates the U.S., what are we seeing in Pa.?

Here's what Pennsylvanians need to know about XBB.1.5, a subvariant of Omicron.

David Wenner | dwenner@pennlive.com

The big worry with every variant is that some new quality will enable it to spread faster and get around peoples’ immunity built from vaccination and or previous COVID-19 exposure.But doctors still aren’t sure if it’s making people sicker. As of earlier this week, 170 people with COVID-19 were in intensive care in Pennsylvania, with 75 needing breathing ventilators,That’s far less than the surge of late 2021 and early 2022.

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