The Left’s Lies Have Consequences—and They’re Written in Blood
Lib Journalist: Latino Kids Live in Fear Like Anne Frank Because of ICE
Ben Ferguson Caused Multiple Lib Meltdowns on CNN This Week. Here's What Triggered...
We Know How Many FBI Agents Were Roaming Around the Capitol Building on...
So, That's Why NJ's Dem Gubernatorial Candidate Didn't Walk With Her Graduating Class...
Please Tell Me You Didn't Miss Trump's Hilarious Swipe at Ilhan Omar
The Evangelistic Impact of Two Great Losses
The Folly of 'Palestinian' Statehood
When Would You Drop a Nuclear Bomb?
Democratic Party Isolation Is Getting Worse
The CCP at the Checkout Aisle: Why America Must Wake Up to the...
Texas Confronts Death-by-Mail With Innovative New Law
To End Polarization, Defeat the Totalitarian Left
We Arrive at My Fear
Putin Between the Ruins of the Soviet Union and the Dying Russian Federation
Tipsheet

Under Biden, US Reportedly Sets a World Record, But Not in a Good Way

AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

With Covid-19 sweeping the nation, the United States set a world record this week after reporting 488,000 cases of the virus on Wednesday, according to data compiled by The New York Times. The figure is likely an undercount given the use of at-home testing and asymptomatic cases but is still nearly double the highest numbers reported last winter.

Advertisement

Wednesday’s seven-day average of new daily cases, 301,000, was also a record, compared with 267,000 the day before, according to the database. In the past week, more than two million cases have been reported nationally, and 15 states and territories reported more cases than in any other seven-day period. (NYT)

Importantly, however, the new variant appears more mild compared to other strains.  

The rise has been driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant, which became dominant in the United States last week. So far, however, the increase has not resulted in more severe disease, as hospitalizations have increased only 11 percent and deaths have decreased slightly in the past two weeks. […]

Record caseloads are being reported in a long list of U.S. cities where vaccination rates are relatively high, including New York, Washington, Seattle, San Francisco, Boston, Atlanta and Detroit.

Experts say there are two reasons for the high numbers in urban areas: population density and more testing. (NYT)

Advertisement

Critics pointed out that President Biden, who ran on shutting down the virus, can now say he made America No. 1. 

Join the conversation as a VIP Member

Recommended

Trending on Townhall Videos

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement