John Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center
US Totals: Infections Totals: 56,175,779

“Fast rise - from 55 Million to 56 Million COVID Infections in the USA - in just 1 Day…”

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COVID in the USA

“New infections shatter single-day record with over 1 million cases.

“A substantial increase in coronavirus infections was expected when this week's numbers came out, but nothing like this.

About 1 of every 100 Americans will have been reported as a positive case in just the last week,
according to data from Johns Hopkins University.” Newsweek

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The United States has added a confirmed 7 Million new COVID infections in less than a month.
2 Million new Confirmed Cases in the Past 4 Days
1 Million new Cases in the past day.

Both Delta and Omicron are circulating.

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Jan 03, 2022 KANSAS CITY, Mo.

"The University of Kansas Health System held its first media briefing of 2022 as the omicron variant continues to push COVID-19 case totals to record levels in the Kansas City area and across the country.

“The hospital had a COVID patient population at more than 100. The system is also dealing with staffing issues.

"'We have over 500 employees out and that's a big number,’ chief medical officer Dr. Steven Stites said.
‘They're both on isolation and people who are quarantined... it's a challenge because I suspect in our area we have a mix of delta and omicron, I've seen some things that are speculating we're probably on 45% Delta and 50% or 60% of omicron.’" KMBC News

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One Year Ago to the day: https://pbase.com/britestar/image/171319666

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