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U.S. COVID cases are climbing again as new omicron variants spread
COVID cases are climbing again, with 40 states reporting higher numbers
U.S. COVID cases and hospitalizations are both up more than 20% from two weeks ago, and intensive-care-unit beds are filling up again.
The daily average of new cases was up 22% on Thursday from two weeks ago, to 49,070, according to a New York Times tracker. Cases are rising in 40 states, led by Oklahoma, where they are up 89% from two weeks ago.The daily average for hospitalizations is up 21% from two weeks ago to 33,708, although as always, the trend is not uniform across the nation. Louisiana is the state with the highest increase in hospitalizations, up 109% from two weeks ago, followed by California, where they have climbed 66%