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Scientists using raw sewage as a tool to help determine how COVID infections are trending find some decrease

Fri, 2022-01-14 09:41 — mike kraft
When will this COVID surge end? Scientists search your sewage for clues As COVID-19 and the omicron variant spread across the country, scientists are increasingly testing raw sewage to track trends. YahooNews

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Where Omicron Hit First in the U.S., cases are starting to drop

Fri, 2022-01-14 09:34 — mike kraft

At another bleak moment of the pandemic in the United States — with nearly 800,000 new cases a day, deaths rising and federal medical teams deploying to overwhelmed hospitals — glints of progress have finally started to emerge. In a handful of places that were among the first to see a surge of the Omicron variant last month, reports of new coronavirus infections have started to level off or decline.

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Omicron Fueling ‘Strong' New COVID Surge in NH; Sununu Worried at Hospitalizations

Thu, 2022-01-13 17:09 — mike kraft
Omicron Fueling ‘Strong' New COVID Surge in NH; Sununu Worried at Hospitalizations New Hampshire is in the midst of an omicron-fueled COVID surge that will bring the number of new cases to new heights, Gov. Chris Sununu and other administration officials said Wednesday. “There is a very strong resurgence of omicron across New Hampshire,” Sununu said at a briefing on the state’s pandemic response. “We are likely to see more cases than… Staff Reports NBC Boston
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Omicron wave and home tests prompt media to rethink which data to report

Thu, 2022-01-13 12:53 — mike kraft
Why omicron is changing how media outlets report on COVID data | AP News For two years, coronavirus case counts and hospitalizations have been widely used barometers of the pandemic's march across the world. But the omicron wave is making a mess of the usual statistics, forcing news organizations to rethink the way they report such figures. AP NEWS

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TheHill.com Washington state surpasses 1M COVID-19 case threshold

Thu, 2022-01-13 10:05 — mike kraft
Washington state breaks 1M COVID-19 case threshold Washington state this week surpassed 1 million COVID-19 cases, joining the more than 20 other U.S. states that have reached this grim milestone as cases surge due to the omicron variant. Joseph Choi TheHill
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Omicron may be headed for in Britain, US; cases plateau in Africa

Thu, 2022-01-13 09:58 — mike kraft
Omicron may be headed for a rapid drop in Britain, US | AP News Scientists are seeing signals that COVID-19′s alarming omicron wave may have peaked in Britain and is about to do the same in the U.S., at which point cases may start dropping off dramatically. AP NEWS
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U.S. East Coast sees signs of omicron slowdown

Thu, 2022-01-13 09:51 — mike kraft
Omicron waves appear to slow in New York City, other major metropolitan areas The apparent slowdown in East Coast cities offers reason for cautious optimism that the turning point could be near and that the omicron variant’s U.S. trajectory is similar to that of other countries. Washington Post
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Covid leading cause of death for American police during 2021

Wed, 2022-01-12 18:59 — mike kraft
Covid leading cause of death for police, driving dramatic rise in line of duty deaths The number of law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty across the U.S. last year totaled 458, a 55 percent increase from 2020, the National Law Enf YahooNews
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New Hampshire infections: Omicron now dominant COVID-19 variant

Wed, 2022-01-12 14:08 — mike kraft

Omicron now dominant COVID-19 variant in New Hampshire

CONCORD, N.H. —

The omicron variant is rapidly spreading in New Hampshire, health officials said Tuesday, noting that more than 90% of COVID-19 specimens tested Monday showed evidence of the new variant.

The omicron variant has quickly spread around the world, but it was slower to show up in New Hampshire than in other parts of the United States. Health officials said that last week, the estimated proportion of specimens identified as omicron increased from 30-40% to 75%, fore rising over 90% Monday.

Health officials said Monday that active cases of COVID-19 rose to 17,208, the highest ever in New Hampshire. Hospitalizations increased slightly to 377, about 100 less than they were a month ago.  ...

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New Hampshire: Omicron now dominant COVID-19 variant

Wed, 2022-01-12 12:56 — mike kraft

Omicron now dominant COVID-19 variant in New Hampshire

CONCORD, N.H. — The omicron variant is rapidly spreading in New Hampshire, health officials said Tuesday, noting that more than 90% of COVID-19 specimens tested Monday showed evidence of the new variant.

The omicron variant has quickly spread around the world, but it was slower to show up in New Hampshire than in other parts of the United States. Health officials said that last week, the estimated proportion of specimens identified as omicron increased from 30-40% to 75%, before rising over 90% Monday.

Health officials said Monday that active cases of COVID-19 rose to 17,208, the highest ever in New Hampshire. Hospitalizations increased slightly to 377, about 100 less than they were a month ago. ...

 

 

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