Covid-19 fatalities are a lagging indicator, meaning their numbers usually rise a few weeks after new cases and hospitalizations. Covid-19 hospitalizations are still setting records in some states including Arkansas and North Carolina. U.S. Covid-19 data often lag a few days behind the actual state of affairs and paints an imperfect picture. Virginia's new Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin is facing a lawsuit from seven school boards seeking to stop his order that would make masks optional in school as of Monday. Share this storyRELATED VIDEOS WHO says the omicron variant of Covid-19 virus poses high global threat

Source: Standard Digital January 25, 2022 10:56 UTC