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NYC Issues Plea as ‘Most Transmissible Form of COVID-19 We Know of to Date' Spreads
The unprecedented infectiousness of XBB.1.5 prompted renewed calls for public caution Friday from New York City health officials, who announced the latest omicron descendant, widely believed to be behind the latest case wave, now accounts for nearly three-quarters of all coronavirus circulating across the five boroughs. Calling the new strain “the most transmissible COVID variant we know of to date,”…
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NY, NJ COVID Hospitalizations Near Year-Highs as Wildly Contagious Variant Spreads: CDC
COVID-19 hospitalizations in New York and New Jersey have soared to 11-month highs as the most transmissible variant yet, a combination of two prior omicron strains, fuels yet another infection wave nearly three full years into the pandemic, the latest federal health data show. Deaths are also climbing, with weekly fatality reports for both states currently at their highest levels…
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What to Know About New COVID Variant XBB.1.5
The CDC said the new COVID-19 variant is responsible for 75% of new cases.
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9 New York Counties Back at ‘High' Risk, Masking Advised Amid COVID Uptick
For the first time in months, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending masks in Central New York because of an uptick in COVID-19 cases and patients hospitalized with the virus. As of Thursday, the CDC identified nine counties in New York state that met the criteria, w which is based on new cases per 100,000 population, new…
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Officials Pushing for NY to Get New COVID Booster
There is a new push to get more people vaccinated with the latest COVID booster, especially ahead of the fall and winter. Andrew Siff reports.