Original title: Omi Kiron strain spreads rapidly in the United States, Florida cases of new crown surged 320% within one week
Overseas Network, December 26th According to the US Newsweek on the 25th, with the rapid spread of the new crown mutant strain Omi Keron in the United States, Florida has an average of more than 178 million new confirmed cases per day within a week, an increase of 320%.
Between December 17 and December 23, Florida reported 125,201 new confirmed cases. The number in the previous week was only 29,519. According to the Tampa Bay Times, the surge in the number of cases indicates that the Omi Keron strain is more infectious than the Delta strain in early September. Cindy Prince, an epidemiologist at the University of Florida, said the Omi Keron strain is spreading rapidly in Florida, causing the number of cases to rise sharply. (Overseas Network / Zhang Qi internship compilation / Xie Ruichen)
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