Med Center Health provides COVID update, encourages precautions with new variants

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – News 40 talked with Med Center Health this week for an update on what they’re seeing with COVID patients.

Med Center said they’re not currently seeing a surge.

Nationwide, we’re seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases due to the BA.4 and BA.5 variants, which are strains of the Omicron variant. They make up 80 percent of the new COVID cases in the U.S., according to federal data.

The new variants have similar symptoms to other strains of COVID but are more contagious.

Med Center Health encourages people to continue getting their COVID vaccine, boosters and practicing safe hygiene.