While the CDC hasn't updated data on Omicron COVID case and death rates since January 1, states and cities are reporting dizzying surges in young kids and seniors.
, but months before it was widespread across the states. To date, the country has seen 60,164,525 cases and 836,236 deaths from the virus.posted a staggering single-day count of 1,082,549 COVID cases
, mainly out of the Northeast. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chalked this up to delayed reports from New Year’s weekend—but the daily numbers remained above 700,000 for the rest of the week. Some infectious disease researchers think that the US
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