Washington : Cases linked to the coronavirus Omicron version likely to peak by the end of January, medical adviser to the President Anthony Fauci said.
“I would imagine, given the size of our country and the diversity of vaccination versus the diversity of vaccinations, it’s likely to be more than a couple of weeks, maybe by the end of January, I think,” Fauci told CNBC on Wednesday. In response to the question of when coronavirus cases will peak in the United States.
On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provided data showing that the Omicron variant accounted for 58.6% of all new infections in the United States in the week ending December 25. The Omicron variant, which was first found in the South. Africa, in November, is said by public health officials to be more contagious but produces minor cases.
CDC Director Rochelle Valensky said Wednesday that the current seven-day daily average in the United States is about 240,400 per day, up about 60 percent from the previous week.
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