The U.S. will soon mark two years since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the country, and the number of new infections has never been higher. Meanwhile, travelers faced canceled flights.
Travelers make their way through Miami International Airport on Tuesday. Airlines canceled more than 2,400 U.S. flights by midday on Saturday, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware.
In just a few weeks, the U.S. will mark two years since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the country, and the number of new infections has never been higher.on Wednesday, the highest single-day total since the pandemic began, according to agency data.the delta variant and the highly infectious but potentially milder omicron strain — has snarled holiday plans for many and presented a big question mark at the start of the new year, now the country's third in the pandemic.
It's not only airlines that have been impacted by the recent surge. The CDC said there's also been an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases among cruise ship staff and passengers, andColleges, universities switch to online classes to start the new semester The list of universities opting to start the upcoming semester with remote instruction continues to grow, too.
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