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New York: New EG.5 variant drives up COVID-19 hospitalizations in the state

A new COVID-19 strain is throwing a monkey wrench into the end of the summer and start of school. The most recent variant, dubbed EG.5, has led to an uptick in COVID-19 cases across New York state, and health experts are investigating.

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Signs pointing to a late summer Covid upswing

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Hospitalization rates are rising the fastest in Mississippi (+73% month over month), Alabama (+66%) and Louisiana (+66%).

  • Yet they're down in Michigan (-32%), Vermont (-31%) and Rhode Island (-31%).
  • Remember from past waves that COVID moves about the country unequally, ebbing in some areas and flowing in others at any given point in time.

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Older discharged COVID patients at twice the risk of death as older flu patients-- study

Older adults who are hospitalized for COVID-19 have double the rate of death upon discharge as older adults hospitalized for influenza-related complications, according to a new study in The BMJ.

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