Christmas Day COVID figures show that the United States has recorded a total of 151,915 new infections – just 39,000 fewer than on 25 December 2020.
The latest figures from Johns Hopkins University show that 192,081 cases were registered in the US on the same day last year. After one year, diagnoses have dropped by only 26 percent, largely due to the prevalence of the over-infectious. omicron The version is now widespread in the United States.
on Friday, Florida Highest ever recorded cases in a single day – 32,850, as per CDC Count released on Saturday
The Miami Herald reported that Saturday’s report broke the previous record on Christmas Eve, where the state reported 31,758 cases.
The Herald reported that Florida’s seven-day case average has been rising steadily since December 10, when the seven-day average was just 1,700.
But the figures also show that the virus is now much less deadly than it was last year.
The US saw 1,013 deaths in the most recent 24 hours, a drop of 72 percent from the 2,899 recorded for the same period in 2020.
According to an analysis by DailyMail.com, the seven-day average deaths are also lower – they currently sit at 1,542, compared to 2,660 recorded for the seven days ended 25 December 2020.
Last year, COVID vaccines were in the early stages of being rolled out to select recipients, while they are now available to all Americans age five and older.
Covid cases declined from 24 December 2020, when 192,081 cases were reported, a year later on the same day as 151,915
There has been a significant reduction in COVID deaths in the US since December 24, 2020, with 2,899 deaths on the same day a year later, with only 1,013 deaths.
Philadelphia residents wait in a line stretching around the block to get rapid COVID-19 tests at home earlier this week as cases rise
As the US reports 151,915 new infections, Americans across the country are pictured waiting in long lines to receive free home rapid COVID-19 testing kits.
And while far more contagious than previous strains, several scientific studies have suggested that Omicron’s chances of hospitalization are up to 80 percent less, meaning death is also less likely.
Although hospitalizations during Delta’s peak are fewer than earlier this year, the situation could worsen as tens of millions of Americans are still vulnerable to the most contagious COVID version.
Dr William Schaffner, Professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center CNN that he is concerned that over time the hospitals will be overwhelmed.
‘While the number of hospitalizations may be low, it does not mean zero. There are many places in the country where there are hospitalizations now,’ he told host Poppy Harlow on Friday.
More than 69,000 Americans were hospitalized with Covid-19 on Christmas Eve, the US Department of Health and Human Services reported, nearly two percent more than the previous week.
While hospitalization figures tend to lag over time as some diseases get worse, it is still not known whether Omicron is less likely to cause serious illness, CNN reported.
Omicron cases rose 26 percent on Christmas Day as Americans try to salvage the festive holiday that has been badly disrupted by the latest surge in COVID-19.
Figures from local health authority databases across the US show that there are 4,464 confirmed cases of the variant as of December 25. This is more than the 3,286 confirmed cases on Christmas Eve.
But the true number of Omicron infections is exponentially higher, with the United States now recording an average of 180,000 COVID cases daily over the past seven days.
On December 20, the CDC said that Omron was causing at least 73 percent of new infections, and that figure is now likely to be significantly higher. Its prevalence has been reported to be at least 90 percent in five states, including New York and New Jersey.
The reason for the discrepancy between confirmed cases and presumed cases is that very few positive PCR tests have their DNA sequenced to confirm which strain of COVID caused the patient’s infection.
Texas is the current Omicron capital of the US, with 703 confirmed cases – 252 in a day.
New York ranks second with 552 confirmed cases. California has 460, while Washington has 364 – an increase of 76 in 24 hours.
Globally, cases have risen, with data from the United Kingdom’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) showing there were 1.69 million infections per day in the week to December 19 – last Sunday – a 55 percent increase from the previous week . In the UK, London is being hit hardest by the new version, with one in 20 infected with the virus and England with ten worst-hit postcodes located within three square miles.
The increase has also affected blood banks—including the American Red Cross, the nation’s top blood center—as the number of healthy donors dwindles.
Chris Houda, president of biomedical services at the American Red Cross, said: ‘This is the biggest challenge I’ve seen in my 30 years in business. new York Times,
Houda said that This month’s national supply has fallen to a decade low and they are struggling to keep a day’s inventory against their normal average of three days.
One reason for the low donor turnout is that many Americans have returned to work from home, and becauseColleges and businesses allow people in public places.
“We didn’t get as much reach as we expected this fall,” Houda told the Times.
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