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1/ @PPI_Insights #Omicron Situation Report Dec 28: A daily look at what’s known, unknown & what we're watching with our many global partners & collaborators.
The #Omicron variant has been detected in 119 countries and 65k genomes have been submitted to @GISAID.
2/ Hospitalizations are on the rise across the US and approaching all time national highs. To date, MI, VT, ME, and NH have surpassed their all-time pandemic peak hospitalization numbers.DC and other states are expected to surpass theirs in the near future.https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/omicron-variant-coronavirus-news-12-28-21/h_094b52637b30a14ed1a34932367314da …
3/ The 7-day average for COVID-19 cases in the US is up 50% from the previous week. In light of this ongoing surge, we expect that we will quickly eclipse the all-time high from Jan 2021. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/covid-cases.html …
4/ Yesterday, Xi’an recorded 175 local and symptomatic COVID-19 cases. This month a total of 810 cases have been recorded, making it one of the worst community outbreaks for a city in China since early 2020 in Wuhan.https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/28/china/xian-lockdown-tightened-intl-hnk/index.html …
5/ @CDCgov shortened isolation from 10 to 5 days for confirmed cases who are asymptomatic or without fever & resolving symptoms. Widespread criticism has spread as it doesn’t include testing guidelines which are often required for work & travel eligibility.https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/27/health/omicron-cdc.html …
6/ @CDCgov has revised its estimate of #Omicron prevalence from 73% to 22.5% for the week ending 12/18. This week’s estimate is at 59%.https://twitter.com/_stah/status/1475839698367139843?s=20 …
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