The hospitalization rate has climbed into high-risk range with 436 COVID patients in Minnesota hospital beds. Thirty-five of those patients are in intensive care. After a brief down trend in February and March, the rate of new cases has been steadily climbing since April. This pattern is similar across the United States where the total number of deaths has reached one million. In Minnesota, 71% have completed the two-part vaccine series, though just 49% are up to date with their booster shots.
Allergy season is also upon us at the same time that COVID cases are surging again. You often get a stuffy/runny nose, itchy/red eyes, and a cough with allergies. COVID symptoms generally include a fever and body aches. BA.2 is the dominant strain followed by numerous sub-variants. Staying home when you’re sick, washing your hands and following other public health guidelines are the keys to helping slow the spread of COVID. I would shorten that to "Stay home (if you can) to slow the spread of COVID".
Many of the positive tests are re-infections. They still haven't found a vaccine that will kill the virus and prevent it from spreading. The number of celebrities and government officials testing positive for COVID is alarming. This is happening because people have returned to life as normal and are gathering in crowds and no longer wearing masks. A third round of free COVID test kits is available. Households in the U.S. will be eligible to order eight additional test kits from the government website COVIDTests.gov. When clicking on the link to order, visitors are redirected to a U.S. Postal Service website to complete the order.
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