BA.5 becomes dominant US omicron subvariant By: FOXNews.com July 06, 2022 at 13:25 PM EDT The omicron subvariant BA.5 is now the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the U.S., making up 53.6% of cases. BA4 makes up 16.5% of the variants in circulation. Read More >> Related Stocks: Fancamp Exploration Ltd