Becker's Healthcare September 23, 2024
Early and severity indicators of COVID-19 are continuing to wane across the nation, according to the latest CDC data.
Compared to the previous week, test positivity fell 1.6%, emergency department visits declined 0.4% and hospitalizations decreased from 3.8 per 100,000 people to 2.8. COVID-19 deaths remained at 2.3%. Test positivity data is through Sept. 7, emergency department and death data is through Sept. 14 and hospitalization data is through Aug. 31.
Three other updates:
1. A new COVID-19 strain, XEC, has been detected in 633 infections worldwide, including 23 in the United States, according to Scripps Research’s Outbreak.info. Infectious disease experts say it is too early to make conclusions as they closely watch its transmissibility and severity....
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