Cindy Prins, an epidemiologist at the University of Florida, was not surprised by the numbers as 'aggressive' Omicron variant spreads in Florida.
Still, health experts warned against a new wave of infections that include deaths and hospitalizations.
"I think we're in a surge already," said Cindy Prins, an epidemiologist at the University of Florida, according to the."We know we have a lot of Omicron in Florida, and it's an aggressive variant as far as how much it spreads. It's not a surprise for numbers to be very high this week." Around 112,000 people in Florida received their first dose of the COVID vaccine this week, rising from 20,000 in the week before, according to the. Meanwhile, 331,000 people received their booster shot last week, up 47,000 from the prior week.on Tuesday, marking the state's largest single-day rise in infections rate since late August. Cases on Tuesday increased by 20,194 and also rose on Monday by 12,915.
New COVID cases in Florida have surged 320 percent over one week as Omicron continues to spread across the U.S. Above, people stand in a line at a COVID-19 testing site being run by Blue Med Consultants on December 20 in Miami, Floridacalled Evusheld from AstraZeneca that has recently received emergency use authorization. The treatment has been approved for people with weak immune systems and those who have a low tolerance to the COVID vaccine.could peak on January 18 across the U.S.
Researchers said the scenario could only happen in case the new variant proves far less"immune-evasive" than the Delta variant. As of December 15, the severity and transmissibility of Omicron were still"uncertain."
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