BNTX - Number of daily COVID-19 cases now on par when Delta variant was surging

The number of new daily COVID-19 cases across the country  is now the highest it has been since January. Cases began accelerating in October 2020 thanks to the introduction of the Delta variant, with that variant peaking in January 2021, according to CDC data. The latest data shows that on Dec. 22, there were 243,817 new cases with a seven-day moving average of 176,097. When Delta peaked, those figures were, respectively, 294,015 and 250,438. Given the spread of the Omicron variant and the boost in testing, these recent figures are likely to increase in the coming days. So far, however, hospital bed utilization is still not at the levels seen when the Delta variant was at its worst. According to CDC data, as of today, 71.3% of in-patient hospital beds are in use and 74.7% of ICU beds are. Among ICU beds, 21.6% are occupied by COVID patients. In a

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Number of daily COVID-19 cases now on par when Delta variant was surging