Omicron Detected in at Least 5 U.S. States With More Expected

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Bloomberg

(Bloomberg) -- At least five U.S. states have reported omicron cases, with Hawaii joining New York late Thursday in saying the Covid-19 variant had been detected.

It also has been found in California, Colorado and Minnesota, which said that a resident who had traveled to an anime convention at Manhattan’s Javits Center tested positive.

New York state has identified at least five cases of the omicron variant, Governor Kathy Hochul said Thursday, with more infections expected as the new virus mutation circulates.

Two cases were found in people based in Queens, one was in Brooklyn, and another was in Long Island’s Suffolk County, Hochul said at a briefing with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. The last case is suspected as a traveler who was in New York City.



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[jimfields33]

1. Weird it's blue states so far. Could be Too hot in the south.

[Ocelot II]

2. It's been detected in states with more robust testing procedures, which is why it was detected.

Remember what TFG said - if there's no testing there aren't any cases! It has to do with testing, not whether states are red or blue or warm or cold. We can be sure there are undetected cases in all states by now.

[jimfields33]

3. Although, you are right, that sounds scary.

[IronLionZion]

5. Or large cities with lots of people, travel hubs, conventions, etc.

These are the cases we know about. There are probably others out there who don't know they have it.

[NQAS]

4. To the person who caught it at the anime convention

Was the anime convention really that critical to attend? Critical enough to risk covid, even without the added threat of the newest variant?

And for the authorities: What actions are being taken to monitor Covid infections by attendees, etc.?

It's like we learned nothing from the initial onslaught last year.