Where is pi, the next variant of COVID-19?
(NEXSTAR) – On Nov. 26, 2021, the World Health Organization gave omicron its name, designating it a "variant of concern." It was the day after Thanksgiving, and the first omicron-caused case of COVID-19 had just been confirmed in the U.S.
One month later, on Christmas, nearly 200,000 new cases were being confirmed daily. On Jan. 3, more than a million people tested positive, and the U.S. found itself in the biggest COVID-19 surge of the pandemic's history.
Nearly a year after omicron
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