Omicron passes peak in Tri-county as hospitalizations rise

Omicron passes peak in Tri-county as hospitalizations rise

[ad_1] CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – As the omicron surge plateaus nationwide, officials at MUSC say omicron peaked in the Charleston tri-county area on Jan. 15. Following the expected decrease in cases, however, MUSC is seeing an increase in hospitalizations. MUSC’s data in the graph below show omicron’s surge in the tri-county all the way on […]

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Omicron has peaked in the Charleston Tri-County area

Omicron has peaked in the Charleston Tri-County area

[ad_1] CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – The Medical University of South Carolina says that new data shows the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has peaked in the Charleston Tri-County area. Officials with MUSC say Omicron hit a pandemic high of 416 cases per day per 100,000 people on Jan. 15. and the numbers have fallen since then. […]

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Denver, Tri-County Health Dept. considering dropping mask mandates

Denver, Tri-County Health Dept. considering dropping mask mandates

[ad_1] DENVER — Colorado’s COVID-19 rate is quickly declining, giving health experts new hope for the coming months and leading them to believe it might be possible to drop mask mandates in the metro area in the coming days or weeks. During a press conference Thursday, state officials spoke at length about the quickly decreasing […]

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