Becker's Healthcare July 10, 2024
As of June 29, emergency room visits for COVID-19-related illnesses have increased 18.4% and hospitalizations have increased 13.3% from the previous week, the CDC found.
On June 28, the CDC warned that a summer surge may be coming ahead of the Fourth of July holiday. However, on July 5, the CDC reported the amount of respiratory illness causing people to seek healthcare was low nationally with no jurisdiction experiencing moderate, high or very high activity. Although COVID activity has increased since April and May, it remains low.
Here are four other trends to watch:
1. Per the CDC’s most recent data from late June, KP.3, KP.2, LB.1 and KP.1.1 are the top four subvariants of the JN lineage of the...