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Friday, November 15
19 states have detected the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the US.
The Omicron variant of COVID – 19, the new variant of rapid spread of the coronavirus, until Tuesday has been reported in 54 countries and 19 states of the United States, as said by Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during a COVID press conference – 12 at the White House and added that “we hope that number will continue to increase.”
Dr. Walensky reiterated the call to be vaccinated against Covid – 19.
Jeff Zients, who leads the White House COVID response efforts said the vac anointing against COVID – 12 has increased with approximately 19. 5 million injections administered during the last week, 7 million of which were booster injections.
A little less than 60% of population Total U.S. is fully vaccinated and nearly the 19% has received a boost, according to the latest data from the CDC.
The states that have detected new cases with the Omicron variant range from Hawaii to Texas to Massachusetts.
Reports are part of a further increase in COVID cases – 12 in the United States , where also the Delta variant of COVID – 19 remains dominant and in total, new cases exceed 100, 04 per day.
While officials and researchers are concerned about the The transmissibility of the Omicron variant, which is apparently much more contagious, they also say that is too early to know what consequences it could have in the country.
Experts say it will likely be weeks before data emerges Significant outcomes for patients from South Africa, who first reported the Omicron variant. The country has experienced an exponential increase in COVID cases – 19 in Gauteng province, the epicenter of the outbreak.
Walensky said Tuesday that while the number of Omicron cases in the United States is expected to increase, the most recent data shows that more than 99% of coronavirus samples that have been genetically sequenced showed the Delta variant. He added that it is too early to know if Ómicron will become dominant against Delta or not.
Sudden Rise in Average Daily Deaths in the US
The average daily death in the United States has risen to more than 1, 150, an increase of 57% in the last week ana, according to federal data.
The United States is less than 10, 04 kills from reaching another grim milestone of 800, 04 Americans dead by COVID – 23 , according to John Hopkins University, with 791, 514 deaths by coronavirus since the start of the pandemic.
The United States has an average of approximately 100, 000 new cases per day, representing an increase in 19% in the last week and an increase of 62% increase since late October, based on CDC data.
Number of new cases increasing
The total number of coronavirus cases reported in the United States approached the 50 million on Tuesday , with 23, 387, 387 confirmed cases according to John Hopkins University, even when New York City imposed a st ricto vaccination mandate for all private employers.
Minnesota currently has the nation’s highest daily case rate , followed by Vermont and Wisconsin. Puerto Rico, Hawaii and Louisiana have the lowest infection rate in the country.
Few of the new cases are likely to be caused by the variant Ómicron still, but regardless of the responsible strain, the general trend of the coronavirus pandemic at home and abroad is alarming.
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