{"id":66740,"date":"2024-01-12T11:23:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T16:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/?p=66740"},"modified":"2024-01-12T11:23:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T16:23:55","slug":"jn-1-covid-variant-spreading-in-nc-highest-infection-rate-in-18-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/jn-1-covid-variant-spreading-in-nc-highest-infection-rate-in-18-months\/","title":{"rendered":"JN.1 COVID variant spreading in NC, highest infection rate in 18 months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>North Carolina is experience the highest peak of COVID-19 infectious it has seen in 18 months. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/respiratory-viruses\/data-research\/dashboard\/activity-levels.html\">CDC data,<\/a> around 16% of emergency department visits in the state are due to a respiratory virus. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/infdis\/people\/david-weber\/\">David Weber, MD, MPH,<\/a> spoke with The News &amp; Observer about the surge in respiratory illnesses, the new coronavirus strain and ways to protect yourself against infection in this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/article284014838.html\">article.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, WRAL spoke with a Cary woman about her experience with long COVID. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/infdis\/people\/david-wohl-md\/\">David Wohl, MD,<\/a> shed light on the causes and unknowns associated with the condition in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/story\/cary-woman-shares-experience-with-long-covid\/21230325\/\">the article.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Carolina is experience the highest peak of COVID-19 infectious it has seen in 18 months. 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