COVID-19 cases in the U.S. have doubled over the past two weeks, as the Omicron variant grips the nation.
On average for the past week, 235,269 Americans are testing positive for the virus every day, a 98 percent increase from two weeks ago and approaching the prior record of 247,503 set in January, according to a DailyMail.com analysis of Johns Hopkins data.
On Monday, 512,553 new cases were reported in the US, marking the country’s largest single-day tally since the beginning of the pandemic. The record-breaking figure is in part the product of a multi-day build up of unreported cases over the Christmas holiday on Saturday, which finally were logged to start the week.
Though Omicron is thought to be less severe than Delta, hospitalizations have also been rising, up 6 percent nationwide over the past two weeks, to 71,381.
In a troubling warning sign, the UK, where Omicron struck earlier, has seen hospitalizations rise nearly 50 percent in the past week, with 1,374 coronavirus-infected patients admitted on Sunday, an 11-month high.
Supposedly it takes very specific test to determine if it’s a variant… it’s more Fear Porn
Democrats make a New Variant every Month !!!!! Made in China Labs !!!!!