Thursday, June 9, 2022

Has America's Latest Covid Wave Peaked?

Statistics from states, counties and local health officials showed the seven-day average for daily infections fell for the second day in a row yesterday. It is now at 105,000 every 24 hours, compared to 120,000 at the peak of this wave  

Daily Mail: Has America’s Covid wave peaked? Infections level-off just eight days after Memorial Day and test positivity rate drops – as experts say it appears to be ‘plateauing’: US cases stay flat over past seven days 

* Statistics showed that the seven-day average for Covid cases has dropped for the second day in a row to 105,000 infections a day, down from the peak of 120,000 every 24 hours 

* The test positivity rate — the number of swabs that pick up the virus — is also declining nationally 

* And looking across the central state for each region shows the rate is falling in five of nine areas that provide data. It is only rising in the regions centered on Texas and Colorado 

* Experts came forward today to say that America's fifth Covid wave appeared to be 'plateauing' 

* But they warned that it could rebound due to the spread of Omicron sub-variants named BA.5 and Ba.5, which have already sparked major upticks in South Africa and Portugal among other countries 

* Covid deaths are trending downwards at present, but hospitalizations have risen slightly the latest data shows 

* It comes amid warnings the approval of the Novavax Covid jab could be delayed by Government officials 

America's sixth Covid wave is already slowing down, experts say, as cases plateau eight days after Memorial Day celebrations which some feared would re-ignite a surge and the test positivity rate falls. 

Statistics from health departments around America showed the seven-day average for daily infections fell for the second day in a row Wednesday to 105,000. Figures hit a peak of 120,000 per day on June 6.  

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WNU Editor: It may have peaked, but when compared to the same time last year, the current Covid wave is worse than last year's.  

COVID CASES USA 7-DAY AVG 

110,344 JUN 08 2022 

12,367 JUN 08 2021  

DEATHS 7-DAY AVG 

403 JUN 08 2022 

384 JUN 08 2021

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