Medical experts caution the new data is positive news, but we still may continue to see very high numbers of case counts and hospitalizations even as the curve heads down.
Several school districts are starting their holiday weekend early because of rising COVID-19 numbers and the related staffing shortage.
But there is still a focus on the healthcare system, which is also strained by the staggering number of cases."The virus keeps surprising us in the United States," said Dr. Catherine Troisi, infectious diseases epidemiologist at UT School of Public Health in Dallas. Both numbers are significantly smaller than the seven-day average of 751,000 new cases per day being reported in the U.S.
"The population is different. The vaccination penetration is different there. There are all sorts of variables, so I don't think we know that for a fact, we hope," said Dr. James McDeavitt, executive VP and Dean of Clinical Affairs for Baylor College of Medicine.
COVID-19 modeling from the University of Texas predicts reported cases will peak within a week, but medical experts caution that doesn’t mean we’ll get through this current wave as quickly.
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