As the Omacron Variant of progresses, cases have risen by over 80% in the past 2 weeks! Cases have risen to 763,769 cases in the world, 298, 761 new cases in the US, 20,439 in New York State, and 12,293 in New York City. In smaller places, that is more then the December 2020 - February 2021 outbreak! Everyone in the world wants it to go back down but is that happening? Nope. It is not. 1 out of every 100 residents of Manhattan have tested positive in the past week. “I’m the only one in my close family who does not have it” said Eli Shapiro, 8.
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