Case numbers are likely undercounted because so many people are testing at home and their positive diagnoses are not being recorded. But the sharp spike shows the virus is spreading fast, is creating many breakthrough cases and has not yet peaked.
The number of Americans in hospitals with COVID-19 over the weekend exceeded the peak seen last winter, highlighting the speed with which the highly transmissible omicron variant is spreading.
COVID-19 deaths are averaging 1,653 a day, up 36% from two weeks ago. Deaths lag hospitalizations and new cases, and data are still showing that omicron is less lethal than earlier variants.Testifying before a Senate panel on Tuesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci was asked by Democrat Tim Kaine to quantify deaths among vaccinated vs. unvaccinated COVID patients, responded that a way to answer the question is to compare vaccinated and unvaccinated hospital inpatients.
Case numbers are likely undercounted because many people are testing at home, and their positive diagnoses are not being recorded. But the sharp spike shows the virus is spreading fast, creating many breakthrough cases in people who have been vaccinated and even boosted, and has not yet peaked. The agency’s Europe region includes 53 countries, and 50 of those have confirmed omicron cases, he said. And a full 26 of those have reported that more than 1% of their populations are contracting COVID-19 every week as of Jan. 10, with the overall region counting more than 7 million new cases in the first week of the new year alone.
div.youtube { height:0; position:relative; padding-bottom:56.25%; } div.youtube > iframe { position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Other COVID-19 news to know: • Pfizer Inc. PFE, +0.80% is working on a hybrid vaccine that will cover coronavirus variants including omicron, with plans to seek regulatory clearance by March if needed, said the pharmaceutical giant’s chief executive officer, Albert Bourla. Bourla made the comments at the annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare conference on Monday afternoon, where he discussed the company’s plans and challenges surrounding the highly transmissible omicron variant.
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