As the Omicron variant sweeps the country -- pressing many hospitals into crisis mode -- data from New York is offering a glimmer of hope
The state is"turning the corner on the winter surge," Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday. After a peak positivity rate of 23% on January 3, it's now 16.3% and Covid-19 hospitalizations have also started to decline, she said at a news conference."It is still very high, but this will eventually catch up with the trend that is just beginning," Hochul said.
It also found a 29% reduction in visits to the emergency room. About 1% of children infected with Omicron were hospitalized, compared with about 3% of children with Delta."Despite this encouraging result, further studies are needed to monitor the longer-term acute consequences from Omicron infection, the propensity for development of 'long COVID,' the rapidity of spread, potential for mutation, and how prior infections alter clinical responses," researchers of the study wrote.
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