Becker's Healthcare August 5, 2024
Emergency department visits involving a COVID-19 diagnosis have been on the rise for several consecutive weeks. For the week ending July 27, 2.2% of ED visits at U.S. hospitals were positive for the virus, marking a 12.1% jump from the week prior.
Most states are seeing consistent week-over-week increases in COVID-19 activity, including test positivity, ED visits and hospitalizations, the CDC said in its respiratory virus weekly snapshot, based on data through Aug. 2. Overall, COVID ED visit rates are highest among children four and under, and adults 65 and older.
The upticks come as a group of subvariants dubbed “FLiRT,” after two mutations in the virus’s genes, quickly rise in dominance. KP.3.1.1 accounted for nearly 30% of...
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