speak at Congressional hearing on Thursday, November 30th“After a lot of travel and Thanksgiving gatherings, we were hopeful that we would get back on track,” said Dr. Mandy Cohen, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Nationally, the latest data for the week ending Saturday, November 25, showed a 10.6% increase in emergency department visits and a 10% increase in hospital admissions. Additionally, the test positivity rate increased by 1.2 percentage points.
“We’re in full RSV season,” Cohen said. The number of influenza cases is expected to increase further from December to January.
“While cases are rising and we have reached the peak of RSV, COVID-19 remains the respiratory virus that is sending the most people to hospitals and killing people.”
To see your county’s coronavirus hospitalization levels, check out this link from the CDC.
The most notable increase in the number of new coronavirus infections is Midwest and Mid-Atlantic States.
In Minnesota, New wastewater data It revealed a 50 percent increase in cases compared to pre-Thanksgiving levels.
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