Asked Sunday on CNN whether he expected a record numbers of cases, hospitalizations and deaths as a result of the Omicron variant, Dr.
Anthony Fauci responded, “Yes, well, unfortunately, I think that that is going to happen.”California’s numbers on Monday were trending in that direction, with Covid cases reported by the state Friday-Sunday averaging 8,757 new cases each day.
That’s up 29% from a week earlier and the highest daily total since mid-September. The 7-day average of test positivity is up about 22% vs.
one week ago.The jumps are due in part to the more transmissible Omicron variant. While the state is only reporting new counts on Omicron once a week, it is widely thought to be increasing rapidly in the region.
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