Nearly 86% of people with COVID-19 in the US are caused by the secondary variable BA.2

This is information according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Infections COVID-19 has increased again in the past few weeks, particularly in Northeast states like New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts, although the overall number of cases nationwide has fallen sharply since hitting record levels in January, according to data from the US CDC.

A resurgence in COVID-19 cases in parts of Asia and Europe has raised fears that another wave of outbreaks could follow in the US, like previous outbreaks. during the pandemic.

Daniel Kuritzkes, Head of Infectious Diseases at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, said the downward trend in total cases has now been reversed: “It’s clear that there is an increasing trend right now. increased cases across the country and especially in the Northeast.”

People line up to get tested for COVID-19 in Times Square, as the Omicron variant continues to spread in Manhattan, New York City, December 26, 2021. (Photo: Reuters)

Daniel Kuritzkes, Head of Infectious Diseases at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, said the downward trend in total cases has now been reversed: “Clearly there is an upward trend right now. cases across the country and especially in the Northeast.”

According to the US CDC, the average daily number of cases for the 7 days ending April 9 in the US was 28,339 cases, an increase of nearly 10% from a week earlier, the CDC said, in which sub-variant BA.2 accounting for 85.9% of infections.

For the week ended April 2, BA.2 accounted for 75.4% of confirmed infections in the country, up from the CDC’s previous estimate of 72.2%.

The City of Philadelphia, in Northeast Pennsylvania, Will Reinstate Mandatory Regulations wear the mask in indoor public areas from April 18, the move is an act of responding to a new wave of epidemics. Philadelphia becomes the first major city to re-impose a mandatory mask-wearing order

“I think it is possible that individual cities will require masks again if the number of cases increases,” said Mr. I don’t think that’s likely to happen at the state level.”

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