Covid cases rise by 948% in Florida as Omicron drives huge wave across US
by Alexandra Villarreal and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#5TKYR)
Seven-day average for hospitalizations increased by more than 40% during week between Christmas and New Year's Eve
Covid-19 cases in Florida have risen by 948% in just two weeks, as the highly transmissible Omicron variant drives a huge wave of infections and hospitalizations across the US.
Even as Dr Anthony Fauci - Joe Biden's top medical adviser - cautioned the public to look at hospitalizations and not infections in order to gauge Omicron's severity, the seven-day average for US patients hospitalized with Covid-19 increased by more than 40% during the week between Christmas and New Year's Eve.
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