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The health service is under “huge pressure” – with widespread disruption after a fresh surge in Covid cases, the HSE’s chief clinical of...

A few counties in the Southern Tier: Chenango, Delaware and Tioga Counties over the past week even had a day with no new cases reported.

Several sources, including the World Health Organisation (WHO), have expressed concern at the spike of Covid-19 infections in China and parts of Europe over the last two weeks, attributing it to a "stealth Omicron" variant of the virus.

Almost 40,000 Covid-19 cases were reported over the weekend alone.

Omicron 'stealth' COVID variant BA.2 now dominant globally

On Tuesday, the CDC announced that a new Omicron variant is now dominant in the U.S., while the FDA approved a fourth vaccine dose for some adults.

BA. 2, the highly contagious omicron subvariant, is now the dominant COVID-19 strain in the U.S., according to data from the CDC.

The FDA has authorized a second booster of Moderna​ or Pfizer​ as early as four months after receiving first one.

The state reported a negative number of cases for the week to the CDC. Nebraska health officials said the negative number is a result of efforts to clean up 2021

New York COVID numbers are rising once again thanks in part to omicron subvariant BA.2. Here's what to know.