According to a New York Times analysis of Department of Health and Human Services data, there has been a 29% increase in Covid-19 hospitalizations over the past 14 days.
A healthcare worker comforts a patient in the Covid-19 ward.
In Wyoming, hospitalizations increased by 141%, in New Mexico, they increased by 114%, and in Louisiana, they increased by 94%.
The increase in hospitalizations was accompanied by an increase in seven-day average infections and Covid-19 deaths.
Rises in Covid-19 hospitalizations were strongly associated with rises in Covid-19 transmission.
13 of the 25 states with above-average hospitalization rate increases reported levels of full Covid-19 vaccine below the national average, including Wyoming, Mississippi and Louisiana.
After a lull of four to six months, covid-19 cases tend to surge, according to a former Trump Administration official.
In Alaska, covid-19 hospitalizations remained unchanged, while in Rhode Island and Maine they decreased. The states with the highest vaccination rates were: Alaska, with a 63% rate, and Colorado, with a 70% rate.
The public was warned to prepare for a surge in Covid-19 this summer. The New York Times analyzed data from the past 14 days and found that the rate of infections increased in 14 of the 16 Southern states. Mississippi and Oklahoma reported a 27% and 3% increase in infections, compared to a national average of 31%.
The omicron variant has increased infections without causing a rise in deaths or other severe outcomes. The last two weeks have seen an increase in infections and deaths, but the increase in deaths has been less than the increase in infections. There is a lag between when infections are reported and when deaths and other severe outcomes are reported. One in five adult survivors of the disease have long-term symptoms that are not well understood, and researchers are still studying how Covid-19 damages the brain. Vaccines offer protection against severe outcomes even when they fail to prevent Covid-19 infections. The risk of death for Covid-19 patients was reduced by 34% and the risk of lung disorders was reduced by 49% according to the study.
The ex-Trump advisor was named Surge.
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