Four of Maryland's biggest jurisdictions are now areas of high community transmission for COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
the white house, thank you. let s get to the growing risk of covid infections yet again as new and more contagious subvariants spread are we going to see new restrictions as a result gabe gutierrez now with the latest. reporter: tonight new covid cases are exploding across more of the country as the so-called ba.2 omicron subvariant takes hold. are we concerned about the numbers? yes, we are. but preparation not panic. reporter: new york city s covid transmission rate is up 32% in the last 10 days the city now grappling with what looks like the start of a fifth wave of the pandemic are you seriously considering the return of mask or vaccine mandates no, but we re watching the data and the trends in the data to decide whether we need to make a shift in our city. reporter: new jersey s seven-day average for confirmed cases is up 137% from a month ago. most of connecticut is now in a covid red zone as the state s positivity rate tops 10%.
think. by the time people would get information, it s because it has been tested and retested. and now we are all learning as it happens. and that s why it seems confusing. dr. jorge rodriguez, thank you so much for being here. appreciate it. thank you, and happy thanksgiving. israeli medical experts are keeping a close eye on new cases there as the covid transmission rate increases. the r rate as it s called has risen to one which means in simple terms every ten people with covid will infect another ten. new infections are still far lower than in early autumn. but officials are taking no chances. children aged 5 to 11 can begin getting vaccinated on tuesday. health officials hope that will keep the transmission rate in check. all right. still ahead the defense prepares for its final pitch to jurors in the trial of three suspects accused of killing ahmaud arbery. what one attorney still makes a push for a mistrial and talks about lynching and mob violence.