Covid cases rise by 948% in Florida as Omicron drives huge wave across US

Seven-day average for hospitalisations increased by more than 40% during week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve

Covid-19 cases in Florida have risen by 948% in just two weeks, as the highly transmissible Omicron variant drives a huge wave of infections and hospitalizations across the entire US.

Even as Dr Anthony Fauci – Joe Biden’s top medical adviser – cautioned the public to look at hospitalisations and not infections in order to gauge Omicron’s severity, the seven-day average for US patients hospitalised with Covid-19 increased by more than 40% during the week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve.

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from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/3eSAf1j