Posted on 04/06/2023 6:48:08 AM PDT by dynachrome
But the coronavirus and its variants are still very much around, and still sometimes resulting in hospitalization and death. And the virus continues to mutate. Last week, the World Health Organization said that it was monitoring a variant dubbed XBB.1.16, or “Arcturus.” This is an Omicron subvariant, similar to the most transmissible COVID variant yet -- XBB.1.5,, nicknamed “Kraken.” And if that weren’t enough, a descendant of the new subvariant, XBB.1.16.1, has been detected in several states. (These are alarming outbreaks currently ongoing in the U.S.)
To compile a list of all the states where the new COVID variant has been detected, 24/7 Tempo reviewed data provided by Tableau Public, an American interactive data visualization software company. The table is updated regularly. Population data came from U.S. Census Bureau's 2022 American Community Survey one-year estimates.
As of the end of March 2023, there have been a total of 195 confirmed cases of the Arcturus variant around America. More cases were being reported every week until week 12 of this year, when cases dropped from 65 to 48 to four. The decline, however, may be due to lack of reporting, not necessarily due to the virus slowing down.
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Time to hermetically seal our homes and start tunneling.
Whatever.
Oooooooohhhhhhhhh.....everybody put on yer masks! NOT!!!
What took so long......there an election on the horizon perhaps?
I care just enough about this to post that I don’t care about this.
It’s always something.
I work on a hospital. There is still a mask mandate so thar Covid will not spread. Everyone else outside doesn’t have to wear a mask.
It’s a little early, I think. Aren’t the debates a ways off?
***It just goes to show you, Jane, it’s always something. If it’s not one thing, it’s another. ***
Ya , YAWN
Good Lord. I would’ve found a different employer by now. So ridiculous.
We’re over you asshats, in case you hadn’t noticed.
Start maskerbating as though your life depended on it!
/s
I noticed this morning that my local radio station gave a covid case and death update, which I thought was strange. Havent heard them do that in almost a year, and they start up again....
Fauxcy’s past actions continue to kill.
No one believes liberal bull-Obamastuff any more. I hope they try a shutdown again - we may as well get CW-II over with now.
Hristina Byrnes is the Managing Editor of 24/7 Tempo, part of media company 24/7 Wall St, based in New York. Previously, she was a senior editor at The Active Times, where she wrote for the health, travel, and lifestyle sections.
Her work has been quoted or mentioned in Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, Business Insider, CBS News, Fox News, and Daily Mail. She completed a master’s degree in Journalism from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 2012.
20 days ago she wrote an article on “Can You Solve These Real ‘Jeopardy!’ Clues About Irish Culture?”
VERY strong credentials. /sarc
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