The United States has not yet reached a national peak of the omicron variant, the nationâs top doctor said, urging caution even as the explosion of cases has started to plateau in some areas.
âWe shouldnât expect a national peak in the next coming days â the next few weeks will be tough,â U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy said Sunday on CNN.
Case counts fueled by the highly contagious variant have started to level off in some parts of the country hit early by the latest wave. In the District of Columbia and Maryland, experts said the omicron-fueled surge was showing signs of peaking in recent days, after a winter wave began to slow in other Northeast cities, including New York and Boston.
While thatâs good news, Murthy said, âthe challenge is that the entire country is not moving at the same pace. The omicron wave started later in other parts of the country.â
