The US set a global record of 1 million new COVID-19 cases reported in a single day, but that number comes with some testing data caveats 🧵
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• The holiday weekend caused a backlog, boosting the number of cases reported on a single day.
• Testing has also been hard to access, so more people may be positive than that which is recorded.
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• Testing has also been hard to access, so more people may be positive than that which is recorded.
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What we do know is that the US is in a very steep growth period for new cases. Omicron has disrupted businesses and frustrated those who are catching the variant — although vaccines are reducing serious illness and death.
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22-year-old Brittany McCulley woke up with COVID symptoms and immediately went to get tested. The hairstylist is 27 weeks pregnant, fully vaccinated, and received a booster. The test was positive.
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Soaring cases are also coming at a time when high numbers of non-COVID patients are being admitted to emergency rooms for other reasons. According to HHS data, about 26% of ICU beds are being used for COVID cases as of Tuesday.
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Testing remains a frustration around the country, with long lines, a lack of rapid antigen tests, and few ways for people who test positive at home to report that to authorities.
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