guglpersian.blogg.se

It was found during routine testing, which suggests those cases were minor from a COVID perspective. Overall, COVID hospitalizations in New York have remained manageable amid this latest viral uptick - and about half of the people admitted for COVID in the state didn't go to the hospital because of the virus in the first place. NYS COVID reinfection data statewide and by regionīreakthrough infection and hospitalization rates have also been on the rise statewide, according to the health department, but it's not clear what's behind that. 3.3), with the first region's numbers starting to level off as the statewide average climbed for the fifth straight week. This week, Central New York's reinfection rate is less than double the statewide average per 100,000 residents (5.6 vs. It could be a function of the subvariants or waning vaccine efficacy or any number of combined factors. Last week, state data showed Central New York had a COVID reinfection rate nearly three times the state average, though it's not clear why. New York health officials raised a fresh flag earlier this month when they said the higher-than-national rate of emergence of the subvariants in certain counties in the Central and Western regions and said they believed BA.2.12.1 was to blame. Neither is necessarily cause for concern, given lacking scientific evidence to suggest the subvariants cause more severe disease or are more resistant to vaccines, but if the case upticks translate into soaring hospitalizations, both could be. And BA.2.12.1's share of cases in the New York region was estimated to be around 12% at that time.īoth increases illustrate once again the rapid, albeit expected, pace at which the main omicron variant and its subvariants have usurped New York and the U.S. prevalence was estimated to be about 19%.Īs of Tuesday, BA.2.12.1 accounts for an estimated 58.1% of New York region cases - and could account for as much as 71.5% - CDC data shows, while its national prevalence has risen to an estimated 29% of the case total.Ī month ago, that national number was 3.3%, the CDC says. It's likely no coincidence that the first subvariant, BA.2.12.1 is spreading significantly faster in the New York region than nationally.Īccording to the CDC, that subvariant became dominant locally a week ago, accounting for an estimated 52.3% of all COVID-19 circulating in the region, which for the agency's purposes also includes New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Early findings indicate those strains could be up to 27% higher than BA.2, which was said to be up to 60% more contagious than the original omicron strain that sparked unprecedented case rates and COVID hospitalizations across the U.S. More impactful, perhaps, have been the two COVID variants that descended from the original omicron strain - BA.2.12.1 and BA.2.12. Encourage physical distancing.Mayhem Erupts at NYC Burger King After Woman Places Food Order Limit indoor in-person gatherings and reduce size of gatherings. Wear well-fitting masks in all indoor public settings including K-12 schoolsįollow isolation & quarantine guidance, including getting tested if exposed or have symptoms of COVID-19 Targeted mask use in schools and other indoor settings following exposuresĬonsider universal mask use in indoor congregate settings Mask based on individual preference, informed by individual risk For more information on the new tool provided by CDC, please visit the CDC website: COVID-19 by County.ĬDC: COVID-19 by County Community Levels Map is updated with the new CDC data weekly on Friday mornings. We appreciate the understanding and cooperation as we learn to live with COVID-19 and work to keep Kentuckians safe. KDPH will continue to closely monitor COVID-19 data and provide weekly updates on the KDPH COVID-19 website.

This guidance provides Kentuckians with actions to take related to their local level of community burden. KDPH created the Community Level COVID-19 Guidance to align with the new community level model. As CDC transitions to the new “ COVID-19 Community Level” model that uses the number of new COVID-19 cases in each county, percent of hospital capacity devoted to COVID-19 patients and the number of new patients with COVID-19 admitted to the hospital in the past week, KDPH will be using this tool to help Kentuckians be informed of the COVID-19 impact in their communities.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) has coordinated state guidance with the recommendations from the U.S.