New York, Sep 2 (Ians) Rates of severe Covid disease may be staying at relatively low levels in the US, but experts agree that there are probably more infections than the current surveillance systems can capture, reports CNN.
Virus levels in the US have been on the rise for weeks and federal data suggests that the current increases have stayed far below earlier peaks and notable surges.
“But judging by word of mouth among family, friends and coworkers, it can seem like everyone knows someone who’s sick with Covid-19 right now,” the report noted.
“There is more transmission out there than what the surveillance data indicates,” said Janet Hamilton, executive director of the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists. “We should be paying attention to it, because we are starting to see an increase.”
Ali Mokdad, professor of health metrics sciences and chief strategy officer of population health at the University of Washington,...
Virus levels in the US have been on the rise for weeks and federal data suggests that the current increases have stayed far below earlier peaks and notable surges.
“But judging by word of mouth among family, friends and coworkers, it can seem like everyone knows someone who’s sick with Covid-19 right now,” the report noted.
“There is more transmission out there than what the surveillance data indicates,” said Janet Hamilton, executive director of the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists. “We should be paying attention to it, because we are starting to see an increase.”
Ali Mokdad, professor of health metrics sciences and chief strategy officer of population health at the University of Washington,...
- 9/2/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
The nationwide Covid hospitalisations in the US have increased by nearly 19 per cent in a single week and deaths by more than 21 per cent, as the country goes through a late-summer spike in Covid infections. According to the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data, up to 10,000 people a week have been hospitalised with Covid, reports NPR.
The rising Covid cases have prompted some schools, hospitals and businesses to encourage, or even require, people to start masking up again.
CDC Director Mandy Cohen cautioned that Covid remains risky for people who are unvaccinated.
The risk is especially high for unvaccinated individuals who haven’t gotten the virus before and those who are older or have underlying health conditions.
“About 70 per cent of hospitalisations are among those who are 65 and older,” she was quoted as saying in the report late on Thursday.
The health officials are watching two new variants — Omicron variant Eg.
The rising Covid cases have prompted some schools, hospitals and businesses to encourage, or even require, people to start masking up again.
CDC Director Mandy Cohen cautioned that Covid remains risky for people who are unvaccinated.
The risk is especially high for unvaccinated individuals who haven’t gotten the virus before and those who are older or have underlying health conditions.
“About 70 per cent of hospitalisations are among those who are 65 and older,” she was quoted as saying in the report late on Thursday.
The health officials are watching two new variants — Omicron variant Eg.
- 9/2/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
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