The single-day diagnosis of new crown in the United States has reached a new high! WHO: Omi kerong still carries a risk of death

The number of COVID-19 patients in U.S. hospitals exceeded last winter's peak over the weekend, and on Monday, the country reported nearly 1.5 million new cases in a single day, setting a new record, two grim milestones that mean the U.S. health system is under more pressure to cope with the highly contagious omicron variant.

As of Sunday, 144441 Americans had been hospitalized with the virus, up to the high point of 142315 patients recorded about a year ago on Jan. 14, and that number had climbed to 147,000 as of Tuesday, according to data tracked by the Department of Health and Human Services.

According to Johns Hopkins University, the country also reported about 1.5 million new cases on Monday, pushing up the 7-day average of new cases per day to 754,000. As of press time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the United States is 62117454, and the cumulative number of deaths is 841766.

Amikeron is still life-threatening

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday warned that a variant of the novel coronavirus omicron could lead to life-threatening illnesses for unvaccinated people, the elderly and people with underlying medical conditions.

Michael Ryan, executive director of the WHO's Health Emergencies Program, said unvaccinated people are at higher risk that an Omicron infection could put them in serious illness and could even lead to death. "Omi kerong still poses a huge threat to their lives and health," he said. ”

But people who have been vaccinated usually develop only mild illness if they develop a breakthrough infection. So, Ryan said, "people should seriously think about getting vaccinated." ”

Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO's technical head for Covid-19, said older adults and people with underlying diseases faced a higher risk of death at Omi kerong compared to other populations.

"We do know that as we get older, the death rate at Omicron increases," Van Kerkhove said, "and we also get data from a number of countries that people with at least one underlying disease are at higher risk of hospitalization and death, even if you have Omikeron and not Delta." ”

Van Kerkhove said that although the proportion of people currently dying from Omikeron is low, the overall risk of serious illness and hospitalization is lower compared to Delta. However, she cautioned that milder illness did not mean that Aumechjong would only cause mild illness.