COVID Resurgence Less Deadly Compared To Previous Years

The New York Times (1/3, Mandavilli) reports, “The holidays have come and gone, and once again Americans are riding a tide of respiratory ailments, including Covid.” However, “so far, this winter’s Covid uptick seems less deadly than last year’s, and much less so than in 2022, when the Omicron surge ground the nation to a halt.” Nonetheless, “trends in wastewater data, positive tests, emergency department visits, hospitalization rates and deaths point to a rise in infections in all regions of the nation,” according to the CDC.