The US government may be done with Covid, but recent data shows an alarming number of Americans are still dying from the respiratory disease
Nearly four years into the pandemic, hundreds of Americans are still dying every day from Covid, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The virus is responsible for around 1,000 deaths and 15,000 hospitalisations each week, CDC Director Mandy Cohen said during a media briefing on 2 December.
Death rates briefly dipped below 500 per week in July, the lowest rates since the pandemic began, before steadily increasing to as high as 1,400 in September.
The latest CDC data shows emergency doctor visits and hospitalisations spiked by 10 per cent over one week in mid-November, the first major increase in the virus’s spread for several months.
@MicroWave
Eh. 900 people per week were killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2022, and the numbers are climbing alarmingly, resulting in the first quarter of 2023 having the highest number of fatalities on record. (source: NHTSA).
And do we need to talk about the cost of disabilities from motor vehicle injuries vs. long covid?
Look, I’m all for keeping an eye on the infernal COVID. I’m all for taking reasonable precautions. But this incessant screeching needs to stop.