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The daily US Covid-19 cases have risen by over 50% in the last two weeks, but hospitalizations are near the lows, leading the White House Covid-19 advisor to encourage care and caution.

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The US saw over 44,000 new coronaviruses infections per day in the week ending Friday, up from 2 weeks prior, but still below the peak of over 600,000 daily infections seen in January.

The rising Covid-19 infections mean something different now than they did a year ago, according to Jha.

In the week ending Thursday, the U.S. saw roughly 1,600 new Covid-19 hospitalizations per day, up from the previous week but still below the January peak.

According to the CDC, the BA.2 omicron subvariant makes up nearly 75% of all coronaviruses cases in the U.S.

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fections are still important. We want to keep the numbers low. They mean something different now than they did a year ago.

More than 200 million people in the U.S. are fully protected against Covid-19, according to the CDC. A year ago, 93 million people were not fully protected. As of Saturday, nearly 100 million Americans had received a booster dose.

42. According to the New York Times, there was a rise in daily Covid-19 cases in the last two weeks, with just six reporting declines in cases and two reporting no significant change. Only 32 states reported two-week increases last week. Michigan has seen the greatest rise in cases, up 184% compared to two weeks ago, while Mississippi has seen the greatest decline, with less cases compared to 14 days ago.

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