
Admissions at some children's hospitals are rising to near peak levels as Omicron spreads
CNN
As the Omicron variant continues to grip the US, some children's hospitals are once again seeing a rise in admissions fueled by the most contagious strain of coronavirus yet.
The holidays this year accompanied by a surge in Covid-19 cases that is so high it surpassed a record set earlier this year. On Tuesday, the US hit a seven-day average of 265,427 new Covid-19 cases daily, Johns Hopkins University data shows -- eclipsing the previous record of about 251,989 daily cases reported on January 11.

Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











