A subvariant of the COVID-19 omicron variant was detected in two cases in Washington state earlier this month.
BA.2 is a descendent of omicron, according to information from the World Health Organization.
Recent evidence shows BA.2, which differs in some mutations, including the spike protein, is increasing in "many countries."
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