A cluster of hantavirus cases is growing, prompting investigators to determine if there has been any person-to-person spread. Medical epidemiologists are working to explain the nature of the virus and how the current outbreak is unfolding.
Experts note that hantavirus is less transmissible than the coronavirus. Additionally, doctors state that the virus is less adept at mutating.
Due to these factors, health officials emphasize that this is not COVID and the current risk to the public remains low.