Nearly 50,000 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed Christmas Eve in New York, where one-in-seven cases came back positive as cases spread throughout the Empire State and elsewhere
Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday seemed to admit the federal government has failed to authorize and distribute a sufficient number of at-home COVID tests as lines form outside of testing centers.
Some experts worry molnupiravir, the now-authorized COVID-19 pill from Merck, could accidentally force the virus to evolve into a dangerous new variant.
Cases of COVID are spiking ahead of the Christmas holiday even in the nation s sunniest states. Hawaii saw a 805 per cent uptick in new cases and Florida reported a 711% increase.