The tide has also dramatically turned in neighboring New Jersey, where all but three counties -- Mercer, Gloucester and Cumberland -- are considered high-risk for COVID spread by the CDC.
COVID cases are surging across America once again, fueled in large part by the highly contagious and more vaccine-resistant omicron subvariants like BA.5. That strain is also linked to a higher risk of reinfection
The number of U.S. counties the CDC says are at high risk for COVID spread grew by 18% over the last week and 102% over the last two. That includes all of NYC, Long Island, Westchester and Rockland counties as well as all but three counties in New Jersey No new mask mandates have been implemented locally, but health officials say everyone in high-risk areas should mask up indoors in public settings regardless of vaccination status with spread rates as high as they are now
The number of U.S. counties meeting the CDC's high-risk threshold for COVID spread soared another 18% in the last week and is up a stunning 102% over the last two, marking a four-fold increase in that top threat category in roughly the last month as the so-calledJust a fifth of the nation's counties are at low risk for COVID spread as of Friday, down from a quarter last week. This time last month, 60% of U.S.
That high-risk CDC designation means face coverings are recommended indoors, especially in public settings, regardless of vaccination status. That has been the message in recent weeks from officials in New York City, where the rolling new case rate of 49.9 per 100,000 marks a 53.5% increase in the last month. The hospitalization rate is up 65% by the same parameters.
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