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Covid-19: Highly Transmissible Strains Spark Summer Surge In Some States
New surveillance shows COVID-19 is quietly heating up at the height of summer, fueling concerns about travel plans and back-to-school prep.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) time-varying reproductive number dashboard, seven states now have a rate above 1.2, meaning each infected person is, on average, passing the virus to more than one other individual.
Louisiana tops the list with an Rt of 1.28, followed closely by Florida (1.24), Nevada (1.22), and Hawaii (1.21). Texas, Mississippi and Alabama are hovering just above the 1.15 mark, signaling sus…
Covid-19: These Are Most Likely Symptoms Of New Pirola Variant Identified In Five States
The most likely symptoms of a new COVID-19 variant with around 30 mutations are expected to be similar to the highly contagious Omicron strain based on reports so far.
COVID-related hospitalizations have increased in the US for six straight weeks, with a 19-percent increase reported in the most recent week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The BA.2.86 strain, known as Pirola, has now been identified in five states: New York, Texas, Michigan, Virginia, and Ohio.
The strain was first detected in Israel around Sunday, Aug. 20, and cases have also been identif…
Covid-19: 12K+ Cases Reported In Maryland In 24 Hours
There are 12,735 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state over the past 24 hours, according to the Maryland COVID-19 Dashboard.
In addition, the total number of cases of the virus has soared to 788,965 in the state, the positivity rate is also now at 29.98%, an increase of 1.42%.
Hospitalizations have also increased statewide by 54, with a total of 3,172 people now in the hospital with the Coronavirus.
The highest number of COVID-19 deaths in Maryland is in Baltimore County, so far 1,971 residents there have died from the virus.
Governor Larry Hogan says the highly infectio…
