The U.S. hit a new record high for infections in a single day on Monday, with 1,082,549 new cases recorded. Hospitalizations are also on the rise, but not at the same rate.
A couple of factors are at play, starting with the emergence of the highly contagious omicron variant. Omicron is more likely to infect people, even if it doesn’t make them very sick.
First District U.S. Rep Jim Hagedorn said he is vaccinated and is experiencing mild symptoms but is in the care of Mayo Clinic because he has kidney cancer.
The move to shorten the Pfizer booster interval comes as the U.S. shatters daily case records. The recommended interval for those who received Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines has not changed.
Minnesota’s post-holidays COVID-19 surge showed up in a big way in Tuesday’s data. It’s here, it’s real and it’s clubbing the Twin Cities metro area. At least two school districts in the metro area have announced that they’re shifting to distance learning due to the case surge.
The move follows an unprecedented spike in positivity rates in the Capitol, and mirrors record-high infection rates throughout Washington D.C., driven by the highly contagious omicron variant.
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