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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Forbes: "Covid levels have once again rebounded, hitting their highest levels since last December.."

"..The CDC lists 23 states as having “very high” levels of Covid, according to wastewater data, primarily in the Northeast, Midwest and upper Great Plains (Arkansas, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin).
Another 12 states are considered to have “high” levels of Covid, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia..."

[url]https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2023/12/21/covid-levels-surge-as-millions-of-americans-plan-holiday-travel-heres-where-its-spreading/?sh=44f8eca441e1[/url][/quote]

Yes, Forbes, the well-known medical journal...

Setting that aside, and fact that wastewater data is not an accurate, direct measure of cases, covid is a respiratory virus. What did you expect to see in the winter?
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What do YOU expect in January and February?[/quote]

More of the same. Covid spreading, but not being a big deal overall. [b]Hospitals will be busy, but no more so than any other flu season[/b] (80% capacity would be pretty typical for this time of year).[/quote]
But nowadays its flu and covid, etc so wouldn't hospitals be extra busy?[/quote]
Current hospital occupancy is similar to this time last year, with covid & flu accounting for a smaller share of beds this year than last.
Last year (12/17/22):  Overall hospital occupancy 78.4%, with covid at 4.8%, flu 2.2%
Currently (12/16/23): Overall hospital occupancy 77.2%, with covid at 2.9%, flu 0.9%

The CDC thinks RSV has peaked for the winter season so that should also reduce pressure on hospitals going forward, particularly for pediatric beds.  Thus, current hospital capacity is in line with prior winters as another PP noted. Omicron continues to be a mild variant which is limiting the number of covid hospitalizations/deaths.   https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/data-research/dashboard/hospital-occupancy.html[/quote]

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