More than 53,000 pediatric COVID-19 cases were reported for the week ending April 28, up 61 percent from two weeks prior, according to the latest update from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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The proportion of COVID-19 cases involving the fast-spreading omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 has been steadily increasing since the beginning of April, CDC data shows.
Health experts across the globe are monitoring a spike in COVID-19 cases in South Africa driven by the omicron "sister variants" BA.4 and BA.5, The New York Times reported May 2.
The CDC in an April 29 health advisory issued recommendations on testing and treating (A)H5N1 bird flu for clinicians and public health workers.
As COVID-19 cases rise nationwide, at least three cities have reentered "medium risk" categories for virus transmission this week.
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As the share of deaths among older Americans and those with immunocompromising conditions who have been vaccinated grows, unvaccinated people no longer account for the overwhelming majority of COVID-19 deaths, The Washington Post reported April 29.
Modeling suggests COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations will continue to rise in the coming weeks, though national levels are still down significantly from this winter's omicron surge.
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising nationwide for the first time since January, though totals are still down significantly from last winter's omicron surge.
Flu activity varies across the nation, with New Mexico reporting the highest test positivity levels. Flu hospitalizations also rose for the 12th week straight, according to the CDC's latest FluView report.
The U.S. reported double-digit increases in both COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations last week, according to the CDC's COVID-19 data tracker weekly review published April 29.