WHO says delta Covid variant has now spread to 80 countries and it keeps mutating

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• The delta variant has spread to more than 80 countries worldwide.
  
• Delta now makes up 10% of new cases in the U.S., up from 6% last week.
  
• The WHO added a new variant called lambda to its list of variants of interest.
  

The delta Covid variant, first detected in India, has now spread to more than 80 countries and it continues to mutate as it spreads across the globe, World Health Organization officials said Wednesday.

The variant now makes up 10% of all new cases in the United States, up from 6% last week. Studies have shown the variant is even more transmissible than other variants. WHO officials said some reports have found that it also causes more severe symptoms, but more research is needed to confirm those conclusions.

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