New York COVID hospitalizations top 2,000 for first time since late February after nearly tripling in the last month, data shows
Now the former, which is said to be up to 27% more contagious than the"inherently more transmissible" omicron BA.2 subvariant that came before it,
is estimated to account for up to 70% of all virus circulating in the CDC region that includes the Empire StateBy comparison, the high end of the CDC's estimate for BA.2.12.1's national prevalence is 45%, with BA.2 still believed to be driving the majority of cases across America. And the potential trickle-down effect in New York may already be materializing.
The five boroughs now have their highest COVID hospitalization rate per 100,000 residents since early March and though it remains quite low , it could very well rise in the coming weeks if the rate of infection keeps rising.
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