Well plenty of people in NC are getting it somehow, someway:
"The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday, Jan. 7, reported 28,474 new COVID-19 cases, up from 24,292 the day before
and another record high. The count has continued to rise since the state saw a record of more than 20,000 cases on Jan. 5."
Read more at:
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/coronavirus/article257144747.html#storylink=cpy
Yes... similar to many other states -- North Carolina is reaching record case highs with Omicron. Keep in mind that Omicron appears to be the second most infectious disease on the face of the earth with measles being number 1.
However it should be noted that states with limited mitigation measures generally account for the top 10 states with the fastest spread. This should not be surprising, proper public health practices do matter in limiting the spread of disease in midst of a pandemic.
COVID omicron surge: Florida ranks 5th among states where virus spreads the fastest. Cases up by 40%
https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story...orida-covid-cases-deaths-vaccines/9134687002/
From No. 4 to No. 5.
After Christmas, Florida was No. 9 among states where COVID was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY Network analysis shows. Then after New Year's Day 2022, the state creeped up to No. 4. How are we doing this week?
Florida still on Top 10 list where virus is spreading the fastest
New coronavirus cases leaped in Florida in the week ending Sunday, rising 40% as 423,150 cases were reported. The previous week had 302,179 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Florida ranked fifth among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the latest week coronavirus cases in the United States increased 75.9% from the week before, with 4,967,431 cases reported. With 6.45% of the country's population, Florida had 8.52% of the country's cases in the last week. Across the country, 49 states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.
• To compare, in the week of Christmas when Florida ranked ninth, cases rose 332.9% with 124,865 cases reported.
• In the week before that, Florida had reported 28,841 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19, a 142% increase.
The New Year's holiday weekend significantly disrupted who got tested, how many people got tested, what labs operated and what government agencies reported on time. Many of the New Year's weekend reports were shifted into the latest week, and the previous week was disrupted by late reporting from the weekend of Christmas. Consequently, week-to-week comparisons will be skewed and these numbers will be unreliable even as they're accurate to what states reported.
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