What you need to know about the 'stealth omicron' subvariant
Right now, the world continues its battle with omicron which accounts for 99.9% of all COVID-19 cases in the United States.
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Right now, the world continues its battle with omicron which accounts for 99.9% of all COVID-19 cases in the United States.
Virginia's COVID-19 testing positivity rate has decreased every day for a week, signaling a slowdown of the virus' surge. But cases and spread are still very high.
Many people are using interactive COVID-19 maps and data trackers to decide where it is and isn’t safe to travel. But epidemiologists say the maps aren’t always a good indicator of what’s happening on the ground. They ask Virginians to protect themselves regardless of where “hot spots” crop up.
In total, the Virginia Department of Health reports more than 72,000 breakthrough infections this year.
COVID-19 does not discriminate by species. Although humans’ health has been at the forefront of pandemic mitigations, veterinarians in Virginia and across the country are stressing that the health of all species are interrelated.