On Saturday, it said a Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NCLH.N) cruise ship set to dock in New Orleans with more than 3,000 passengers found 10 cases of COVID-19 on board. Louisiana currently has one Omicron case from an individual who traveled within the United States, its health department said on Sunday. The United States over the last seven days has averaged 119,000 new cases a day and lost nearly 1,300 lives to COVID each day, according to a Reuters tally. "We are everyday hearing about more and more probable cases so that number is likely to rise," she said. Rochelle Walensky told ABC News in an interview. Many of the cases were among fully vaccinated individuals with mild symptoms, although the booster shot status of some patients was not reported.ĭespite several dozen Omicron cases, the Delta variant still accounts for 99.9% of new COVID cases in the United States, CDC Director Dr. states have reported Omicron cases: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin, according to a Reuters tally. travel ban was imposed at a time "when we were really in the dark" and needed time to study the variant.Īt least 16 U.S.
The South African government has complained it is being punished - instead of applauded - for discovering the new variant and quickly informing international health officials.įauci, in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union," praised South Africa for its transparency and said the U.S.
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