U.S. COVID-19 deaths up to 2,259 per day: Daily Mail

The seven-day average of COVID-19 deaths
in the United States is increasing at a worrying rate, hitting 2,259 on
Wednesday, the highest level since last winter’s surge, the Daily Mail said
in a recent report.

Meanwhile, daily cases have dropped by 13 percent during the same period,
down to 639,723 per day, said the newspaper, citing data from Johns Hopkins
University.

While cases are declining in the United States, Dr. Anthony Fauci,
America’s top infectious disease expert, warned that it is too early to
totally “return to normal,” the report said.

The high volume of COVID-19 cases can still strain hospital systems and
cause deaths to rise to worrying levels, it added. Another threat could be
around the corner as well.

Across the pond in Britain, a sub-variant of Omicron that is believed to be
even more infectious is starting to spread.

While it still accounts for less than 1 percent of sequenced cases in the
nation, officials are on alert for the new “stealth” strain that can not be
detected by PCR tests, according to the report.

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