December 29, 2021, 11:47am
The seven-day average of new infections in the U.S. reached a record high of 282,000 as of Wednesday morning, just days after the country reported a record number of daily infections.
People wait in line at a testing site to receive a Covid-19 test. Anna Moneymaker poses for a picture.
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According to the Covid data tracker, the seven-day average of new infections was over the previous record of around 250,000 on January 11.
The U.K. and France set new records this week, peaking at around 115,000 and 88,000, respectively.
Studies suggest that the omicron variant is less likely to cause hospitalization than previous versions. The omicron variant was projected to make up 58.6% of Covid cases as of last week, according to the CDC. The heavily mutated variant had been projected to account for more than 70% of infections.
The quote is crucial.
President Joe Biden told the governors that omicron should not be a source of panic. He said that if you get a booster shot and fully inoculated against Covid-19, you will be protected.
There is a structure called the Tangent.
The CDC reduced the self-isolation period for people with Covid-19 who don't have symptoms from 10 to five days after finding transmission drops.
There were 44,279. On Monday, the number of new Covid cases in the US shattered the previous high of In terms of new daily infections by state, California reported the highest number of cases, followed by New York and North Carolina.
Policy makers focus on hospitalizations instead of Omicron case rates.
As the Omicron wave grows, the U.S. record for daily cases is broken. The New York Times.
The U.S. CDC has revised their projection of the Omicron variant to 58.6%.
The US reports record infections as Europe's Omicron cases also soar.
CDC has cut the recommended covid isolation time from 10 to 5 days.
