'COVID is not taking the winter off,' Gov. Gavin Newsom warned this week.
spread in communities across the country as people head indoors during the colder months and are set to gather for the holidays.
Experts say a confluence of factors is likely driving the country's recent uptick besides cold weather -- largely the more than 107 million Americans who remain completely unvaccinated and continue to account for the majority of new infections and hospitalizations. "While we should all be more optimistic than this time last year, we are not yet in a position to declare victory on the pandemic," Brownstein said.New Covid-19 Cases Rising In 22 States
"We need to stop talking as though covid is over," Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, tweeted last week."More than 40% of the country remains unvaccinated. That's a lot of warm water for hurricane delta. I'm concerned about yet another surge beginning after Thanksgiving ."
In Maine, COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations have been steadily rising across the state, despite the fact more than 70% of the state's total population fully inoculated. Judge explained that they are frequently flying patients out of state, at times, as far away as Connecticut or New York, depending on bed availability.
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