U.S. COVID cases are climbing again as new omicron variants spread

COVID cases are climbing again, with 40 states reporting higher numbers

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the U.S. are rising and intensive-care-unit beds are being filled again, in a trend that may spell an end to the stable period the country experienced during the fall months.

Visits to the ICU are up 17%, while test-positivity rates are up 29%, to 10%, the tracker shows. On a brighter note, the daily average for deaths is down 3% to 274. That was up from 57.3% of cases in the week through Nov. 26, when 19.4% of cases were caused by BA.5. Experts continue to urge people to get their updated booster, which is the best protection against developing severe COVID or dying of it.

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