The number of Covid-19 infections around the world continues to rise, but a few cities, states and countries are showing signs that the number of infections may have peaked or are close to it.
People wait in line at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal to be tested for Covid-19.
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The seven-day average of new Covid cases in the U.K. declined to 138,268 Monday, the most recent day data was available, from a high of 183,084 on January 2.
Boston has passed its Omicron peak, roughly one month after the variant was first detected in waste from the area, however hospitalizations remain high, and cases have not yet dropped to a number below.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the seven-day average of new cases in Texas declined to 49,830 Tuesday, down slightly from a high of 53,116 on Saturday.
The seven-day average of new cases in New York City has not changed over the last two weeks.
The seven-day average of new cases in New Jersey was 31,098, slightly up from 30,912 January 5, according to the CDC.
797,216 is a number. The number of new cases in the U.S. fell to 1.35 million Tuesday from a record 1.35 million Monday.
The key background.
The variant of the omicron wave was first classified by the World Health Organization in South Africa. According to WHO data, there were 5,688 confirmed cases on Wednesday, down from a high of 37,125 cases on December 13.
Omicron appears to have peaked in the UK.
The Boston area has a COVID-19 wastewater data.
The U.S. has a record of over one million new covid cases each year.
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