Omicron surge hasn’t hit rural communities … yet

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The urban counties already hit by omicron were prepared to handle it. But what about the smattering of rural communities with zero ICU beds available?

WASHINGTON — Since it arrived in the United States, the Covid-19 virus has been a national story that is felt at the local level. Different communities have experienced the worst of the pandemic at different times. The pandemic started as a coastal story back in 2020, but it wasn’t long until it moved into the country as the virus spread.

One month ago, the nation was averaging about 125,000 new Covid cases a day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. By the middle of last week, that average new case figure was about 783,000 a day. That’s more than a six-fold increase new daily cases in that time. Today, about 63 percent of the nation’s total population is vaccinated. That might be one reason why even as cases are spiking, deaths are remaining relatively flat.

Much like the beginning of the Covid pandemic, the early stages of omicron are mostly tied to urban areas, particularly the New York and Miami metro areas. However, all of those counties also hold some advantages compared to the nation at large. They are all above the national average for vaccination rates and they all have a decent number of ICU beds available — Miami-Dade and Manhattan in particular.

 

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CONCLUSION: 'Offering a low cost, readily implemented anti-viral approach, the study regimen may serve, at the least, as a stopgap modality and, perhaps, as a useful tool in combatting the pandemic.'

نحن لاجئين مدنيين ابرياء لا مجال للمقارنة بيننا وبينهم

Raul communities are mostly unvaccinated and are Gumpers, so I'm good with this.

Damn vaccinated clogging up the hospitals with Covid illnesses.

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