Demand goes up, and prices will as well. kate sam brock, thank you. covid cases are rising sharply nationwide with new subvariants popping up and posing new challenges to current vaccines but how concerned should we be reporter: tonight, covid is making a comeback with the number of cases surging more than 50% in the last two weeks. it feels like ground hog day for so many of us during this pandemic reporter: all but one state seeing an increase in infections even as numbers are likely underreported due to at hem testing. new york, again the epicenter of what is looking like a fifth wave governor hochul testing positive just today. do you ever get the sense that every time it feels the pandemic might be fading we see these cases i m on a tight rope it s minute to minute at this point. you know, as a restauranteur, you don t know what think. reporter: omicron emerged just six months ago, sending cases and