Covid-19 Case Numbers Surge Due to Omicron Variant

Omicron cases continue to rise nationwide.

Numerous schools districts announced they would shift to remote learning for the first week of the new year as students return from holiday break.
On average 378 children were admitted to the hospital with covid-19 each day over the week that ended on December 28th which was a 66% increase from the previous week. Yesterday, the United States broke its average daily covid-19 case record with 404,743 infections according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says hospitalizations were also climbing with 78% of ICU beds full across the country.