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Omicron COVID cases are falling in Colorado. What that means for hospitals, masking and life

Omicron COVID cases are falling in Colorado. What that means for hospitals, masking and life

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[ad_1] What would be considered a good test positivity rate after the sudden surge of cases we saw from omicron? It stood at about 30 percent in mid-January. Public health experts often look to the positivity rate, the rate of positive COVID-19 tests, as a reliable gauge for community transmission, with 5 percent cited as […]

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Mayo warns omicron peak means Minn. only halfway through surge

Mayo warns omicron peak means Minn. only halfway through surge

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[ad_1] A peak in coronavirus infections likely has occurred in Minnesota, but Mayo Clinic forecasters on Wednesday warned that the state’s fifth pandemic wave is far from over. Mayo’s updated modeling predicted a peak in Minnesota’s confirmed COVID-19 cases on Jan. 29, but the lag in reporting infections means that viral spread is already declining, […]

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