Although a study in Japan showed that the omicron variant of coronavirus that causes COVID-19 appears more transmissible than the delta variant, according to...
Although a study in Japan showed that the omicron variant of coronavirus that causes COVID-19 appears more transmissible than the delta variant, according to a Bloomberg report, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said the omicron cases seen so far in the U.S. have been mostly mild. Meanwhile, the global tally for COVID-19 rose to a total of 268.0 million on Thursday and the death toll climbed to more than 5.
leads the world with a total COVID-19 case count of 49.5 million and death toll of 793,228. The daily average case count rose to 121,311 on Wednesday, the highest since Sept. 24, and a 27% increase from two weeks ago, according to a New York Times tracker. The daily average death toll slipped to 1,275 from 1,298 on Tuesday, but was up 12% from a week ago, while hospitalizations increased 20% to eight-week high of 61,936. The number of fully vaccinated in the U.S.