Carolyn Barber, MD on Nostr: “We are headed into potentially the 2nd largest #COVID surge of all time in the ...
“We are headed into potentially the 2nd largest #COVID surge of all time in the U.S. If #wastewater levels follow historic trends, we will reach 2 million infections/day at peak surge with 4.2% of the population actively infectious on Jan 10.
COVID transmission on Xmas Day is forecasted to be higher than during 94% of the entire pandemic in the US.
Today:
📈1.4 million daily infections
📈1 in 35 infectious(2.9%)
In 4 weeks (Jan 15):
📈1.9 million daily infections
📈1 in 24 infectious(4.2%) More👇
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2023-12-22 16:40:29Event JSON
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