The U.S. has already reported nearly 50 million cases coronavirus during the pandemic. Another grim milestone was reached when the Omicron variant spreads throughout the United States and around the world.
The variant has been confirmed in 19 states. More cases were reported in California just five days after the first Omicron case in the U.S.A was reported in California. to The Washington Post .
In the same way public health officials have acknowledged that the majority of the nation’s cases are still caused by the Delta variant that has caused some of the largest surges of the pandemic to date as reported by the newspaper. The average of 7 days for U.S. COVID-19 cases rose toward 120,000 daily cases on Monday.
According to the most recent data from Johns Hopkins University on Tuesday morning, the U.S. reported approximately 49.3 Million cases of the pandemic. More than 2.6 Million cases were added in the last month.
The death toll in the country climbed to 790,000 on Tuesday. Nearly 33,000 people died in the last month.
Health officials from the public sector are encouraging people to be vaccinated or receive an additional shot to protect against the Omicron variant. According to the latest CDC update, nearly 200 million Americans were fully vaccinated by Monday morning.
In the group of people aged 65 and over, 99.9% have received at least one dose and 86.6 percent are fully vaccinated. About 48% have received an additional dose.
83% of those 18 and over have received at least one dose. 71% are fully vaccine-free. A quarter of those who received booster doses have had to take it.
Among those who are eligible for the first vaccine series — those aged 5 and over 75.6 percent have received at least one dose, and 63.8 percent are fully vaccinated according to the CDC.
Sources:
The Washington Post: “U.S. Coronavirus cases near 50 million
Johns Hopkins University: “Coronavirus Resources Center.”
CDC: “COVID-19 Vaccinations in the United States.”
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