COVID, Flu, RSV Cases Surging in New York: ‘Extraordinarily Worrying’
After two years of a COVID-19 lockdown, people have shed their masks and are out and about again enjoying the spirit of the holiday. But that’s raising concern in the medical community as they’re seeing an unsettling surge in COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses. That has prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to urge us to cover up once again this winter.
While voicing concern over the jump in COVID-19 cases, the governor also said she is alarmed by the jump in cases of the flu with 27,000 new cases reported throughout the state. “That’s a dramatic jump from a year ago,” she declared, adding, “A 75% increase in positive flu cases, some from the beginning of the flu season that started just weeks ago.”
The “tridemic” sickening New Yorkers is also impacting the rest of the country, which is also seeing a surge in positive COVID-19, RSV and flu cases. With the official start of winter just two weeks away, health officials are advising everyone to get a flu shot, a COVID-19 vaccination and or booster, and wear a mask in crowded places and on public transportation.
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