Alexander Tin, CBS News, November 28, 2023 Nearly 1 in 10 new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are from the BA.2.86 variant, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated Monday, nearly triple what the agency estimated the highly mutated variant’s prevalence …
The Top COVID-19 Hot Spots in the U.S.
Christopher Wolf, U.S. News & World Report, November 27, 2023 COVID-19 hospitalizations in the U.S. again rose week over week, according to the latest figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The U.S. tallied approximately 18,100 new hospitalizations of people with …
Flu cases rising across Tennessee, latest CDC data shows
Kori Johnson, WKRN, November 27, 2023 We’re in the middle of the holiday season and flu numbers in Tennessee are trending upward. The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show cases of influenza are on the rise …
Omicron still driving COVID infections for second holiday season
Sareen Habeshian, Axios, November 21, 2023 With the holidays approaching, it may be the first time in years that COVID-19 is not a predominant concern – but the Omicron wave of the pandemic is not exactly over. The big picture: In the two years since …
U.S. to offer another round of free at-home Covid tests starting Monday
Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, November 20, 2023 The Biden administration on Monday said it is offering another round of free at-home Covid tests to U.S. households ahead of the holiday season, when more people gather indoors and the virus typically spreads at higher levels. Starting Monday, …