CDC Director Raises Alarm as COVID-19 Cases Rise Again, Varian | COVID-19 Up

CDC Director Raises Alarm as COVID-19 Cases Rise Again, Variants Spread

@COVID19Up: States should maintain COVID-19 restrictions such as mask wearing and capacity limitations as case numbers halt their decline, the head of the U.S. CDC said Friday, citing the circulation of new variants and infection rates that remain alarmingly high.

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky issued a sobering warning during a press briefing Friday, where she said the more contagious B.1.1.7 variant, first found in the U.K., now accounts for an estimated 10% of current U.S. cases, and that variants in California and New York also appear to spread more easily.

“Things are tenuous—now is not the time to relax restrictions,” Walensky said. “The latest data suggest that these declines may be stalling, potentially leveling off at still a very high number. We at the CDC consider this a very concerning shift in the trajectory.”
SOURCE | TIP

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