Covid-19 guidelines were loosened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week in order to emphasize individual responsibility in light of what the agency says is a lower risk of severe illness and death.
Hundreds of people are dying with Covid in the US.
More than 100,000 infections a day are reported in the U.S., most of them driven by the BA.5 omicron variant.
The rate of new infections appears to be dropping, but the official tally is likely to be incorrect as so many people are using home tests.
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, there have been more than 40,000 people hospitalized with Covid-19 in the US over the past month.
Between 300 and 400 people die with the Covid-19 every day, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
More than 160,000 were hospitalized with Covid during the omicron winter surge and daily average deaths exceeded 3,300 in early 2021.
There were between 200 and 300 deaths a day for large parts of June and July of 2021.
The CDC's guidelines for Covid-19 have been changed so that they no longer advise those exposed to the virus to be in a state of isolation. Theguidance acknowledges that the Pandemic is not over, but also helps us move to a point where COVID-19 no longer wreaks havoc on our lives. CDC policy has shifted to emphasize the risk Covid-19 poses to individuals and focus on steps they can take to address this.
There is a key background.
The introduction of highly effective vaccines and treatments has helped reduce hospitalizations and deaths. The rise of immune evading variant like omicron has made vaccines less effective in protecting against infections. The latest surge is due to the fact that BA.5 is the nation's dominant variant. According to the CDC, it now accounts for an estimated 85% of infections and has led to renewed calls for Americans to get the booster shots they are eligible for.
The number is 1,030,77. There have been Covid-19 deaths in the US since the beginning of the Pandemic. There have been nearly 205,000 deaths in the United States. The true death toll of Covid-19 is likely to be greater than official figures suggest, and millions who survived the disease are likely to be suffering from it.
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