Coronavirus hospitalizations in the U.S. are increasing with no sign of slowing.
The week ending Aug. 19 saw more than 15,000 new COVID-19 hospital admissions, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s nearly a 19% increase over the previous week and the sixth straight week of growing numbers.
The summer increase remains small compared to previous coronavirus waves in the U.S. Still, it is the first time since winter that the country has experienced growing COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, and new coronavirus variants have caught the attention of officials.
EG.5, or “eris,” is now the dominant strain circulating in the U.S. It was responsible for more than 20% of new infections in recent weeks, according to CDC data.
The World Health Organization has designated EG.5 a “variant of interest” after it displayed a steady increase globally.
The organization assessed EG.5’s public health risk as “low at the global level,” which is the same designation as the so-called “arcturus” strain.
However, WHO warned that “due to its growth advantage and immune escape characteristics, EG.5 may cause a rise in case incidence and become dominant in some countries or even globally.”
Another new strain, BA.2.86, has been documented in the U.S. Details on the highly mutated strain are scarce, but researchers are watching it closely.
The CDC said in a risk assessment of BA.2.86 that it is likely not responsible for the current rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations and that it is too soon to know the new strain’s transmissibility or severity.
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B | New Delhi, Oct 15 (UNI) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Kerala government over reports that two missing women have become victims of human sacrifice.
The Commission observed that such incidents cannot be expected in a civilized society. The state, being the guardian of its citizens, is responsible for their safety and cannot escape its liability to protect them from such evil practices.
It has issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police calling for a report within four weeks, including status of the investigation of the case and compensation, if any, paid to the families of the victims, a NHRC statement said.
NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that two Kerala women, reported missing to the police by their families three months apart, became the victims of alleged human sacrifice in a bizarre ritual orchestrated by a self-styled voodoo man professing to bring luck to a couple facing financial problem.
Both the victims were bound by a common profession of selling lottery tickets, it stated.
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