The predictions come as the new Omicron variant spreads across the nation
Covid-19 cases in the US are projected to rise 55% to 1.3million per week by Christmas Day, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said
The CDC in its projections on Wednesday afternoon estimated that 620,000 to 1.3million Americans will have contracted Covid-19 by the week ending December 25. Meanwhile, hospitalizations are on pace to hit 18,400. . The strain first detected in southern Africa has been found at higher rates in New York and New Jersey than the rest of the US, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said on Wednesday.A top epidemiologist at the Mayo Clinic, Dr Gregory Poland, warned that a surge in coronavirus cases fueled by the Omicron variant could hit in the coming weeks.
Experts have warned that the Omicron variant has a ‘rather profound’ ability to overcome the protection of vaccines.
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