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The CDC reported that 66% of COVID-19 cases between April 11 and 24, 2021, were caused by the alpha variant. Pfizer-BioNTech, Johnson and Johnson, and Moderna said their vaccines prevented severe ...
New COVID-19 variants continue to pop up. Experts explain how many COVID variants there are, important subvariants, and the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 virus. ... In the case of COVID-19, the virus ...
New cases were 5.46% higher than those added in the previous week, and COVID-19 testing increased by 22.06%. Broward reported 2,233 new resident cases, reaching a cumulative total of 746,965.
The term variant of concern (VOC) for SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, is a category used for variants of the virus where mutations in their spike protein receptor binding domain (RBD) substantially increase binding affinity (e.g., N501Y) in RBD-hACE2 complex (genetic data), while also being linked to rapid spread in human populations ...
The Omicron variant features as such for the first time in the overview of WHO's weekly operational update, namely "Supporting Omicron variant detection and COVID-19 response in southern Africa." As of 2 December, Botswana and South Africa have reported 19 and 172 Omicron variant cases, respectively, accounting for 62% of global cases.
A study by Scripps Research Institute reports that COVID-19 may be mutating in Florida, making the virus more likely to infect cells. [91] During the month of June the seven day moving average of new COVID-19 cases in Florida increased nearly ten-fold, from 726 new cases per day on June 1 to 7,140 new cases on July 1, 2020. [5]
New sub-variants of the Omicron variant have driven a COVID-19 summer surge. What to know about rise in COVID cases in U.S., including Illinois.
It seems everyone is getting sick. Sniffles. Coughing. Sore throat. And worse.