COVID cases spike as new variant strain spreads in U.S.

COVID-19 cases are spiking in the U.S. as a new variant spreads. Emergency room visits appear to be at the highest level since February, according to new data. Dr. William Schaffner, a professor of preventive medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, joins CBS News with more.

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[kmxcnmw]

Even if you test negative, the fact that you feel sick should make you keep away from others. It's not like covid is the only thing you can spread.

[adriannee.]

Unfortunately, many, if not most, employers are not so supportive of employees staying home when sick. That includes healthcare systems

[badbenito]

The problem isn't expired tests. People are getting sick and still going to work or social engagements. If you feel sick, test yourself; and stay home if you are positive.

[vallang]

I had to go to the ER for a medical issue and while I was sitting waiting the people that came in after were coughing. I should have put mask on right away because 7 days later I have COVID. People if you are sick coughing please put on a mask in the ER.

[michellesmith]

May God help the poor unsuspecting people who still have no clue.

[JB-fvvx]

My mom tested positive on two expired tests (and started self-isolating) and then confirmed she had it two days later when she finally got a non-expired test. The advice should be that if you test positive with an expired test you almost certainly have Covid, but if you test negative with an expired test you cannot be sure you don't.

[bindilove]

Regardless of COVID, stay home if you’re sick. Some people think it’s some badge of honor or something to walk around sick, like they’re just not going to give in or something 🙄🙄. It’s actually rude, inconsiderate, and stupid.

[emptee]

My Grandma got it for the first time and had to be hospitalized. She was super delirious at one point so it was pretty scary. It seems she’s finally started to recover now though. Hope everyone stays safe out there. If you’re sick please stay home so you don’t unintentionally spread it to someone who could be affected much worse by it.

[LaydeeLyrix]

Speak for yourself lol I still love to social distance 😂

[rabbitgutz]

Im disgusted by how many people don't practice good hygiene. So many people coughing and sneezing and not covering their faces, or sending children who are sick as hell to be around other children or just going to the grocery store and spreading germs everywhere. You would think that people would have BETTER hygiene considering what we have been dealing with.
There's NO excuse for bad hygiene people!!!

[ZC-ykch]

Have COVID now. So far I haven't had to go to the ER, but I am quite sick.

[maryray]

Im 64 yrs old and had Covid at the end of this past June 2024. I am vaccinated and still got extremely sick. Pneumonia!!!

[Mercurychick]

This new variant is tricky. You kinda start feeling like maybe its allergies or just a cold so you go to work, meetings, weddings where you spread it and then you get sicker and are like.. oops its covid.

[Tf]

Thank you so much for speaking about Covid, coming from a long Covid patient.

[colfchan]

It would help if we lived in a society where we didn’t have to go to work whether we were sick or not because we would put our job at risk. I see all the people in the comments talking about staying at home. Some of us don’t have a choice sick or not.

[dawnkeckley]

I caught Covid on a flight. The woman next to me, not wearing a mask, was coughing the entire time. It was very hard to do my landscaping job a few days later considering how weak I was. Such rude people.

[babiluv]

My sister got the vaccines and got covid like 9 times. I am immuno compromised and no vaccine and only got it once

[carolinelemay]

My mother is hospitalised with very bad covid. She is 95 yold. We all had it subséquently

[charlieadams-qnif]

In my opinion, the issue is a person gets COVID and in 7 days that person who had COVID is around people. Instead of staying home for a few more days. I had a meeting where this exact issue happened. A parent calm and cool said oh last week on Thursday my child and I had COVID, we are fine now. I'm screaming to myself you should of stayed home longer. I didn't know the parent and child had COVID because they didn't say anything to me. Smh, I'm thinking people who recently had COVID should wear a face mask as a precaution and to keep other people safe. That's another issue too, no one is wearing face mask anymore.

[talapeanutbutter]

I had about 10 that were expired. I got COVID 2 weeks ago. Tested myself from when I didn’t feel good then skipped a day and came back positive. I was in another state and needed to drive home so I kept testing and waiting for a negative test. I finally talked to my dr who said the cdc guidelines is to isolate for days. Then you can go back to work with a mask. That didn’t sound correct so I isolated in a guest room for 10 days. I wasn’t bored because I felt like I had a bad cold or the flu. Yesterday was my 11th day, so I drove home, still trying to stay away from my husband. I’m still tired so it’s not hard to want to do nothing. God Bless!😇