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Coronavirus tally: UK sees record number of COVID cases, adds nine new symptoms to official list
The official list of symptoms of COVID-19 has been expanded in the UK, where cases are currently running at the highest level since the start of the pandemic. The National Health Service added nine new symptoms to the list of just three, including sore throat, fatigue and headache,as the Guardian reported. About1 in 13 people in the UK, or 4.9 million people, were estimated to have COVID in the week through March 26, up from 4.3 million the previous week. The U.S. is averaging 27,088 cases a day, according to a New York Times tracker, down 9% from two weeks ago. But cases are rising in states in the Northeast and South as the BA.2 omicron subvariant is spreading fast. The country is averaging 16,122 hospitalizations a day, down 27% from two weeks ago. The daily death toll has fallen below 700 to 649. On a global basis, total cases rose above 491.4 million and total deaths are above 6.15 million, according to data aggregated by Johns Hopkins University, with the U.S. still leading the way with 80.1 million cases and 982,565 deaths.
Source: Marketwatch