Oakland First Fridays returns as omicron recedes, U.S. COVID deaths hit 900k

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The COVID-19 death toll has reached 900,000 in the U.S., but as the omicron variant surge recedes in the Bay Area, Oaklanders saw it as an opportunity to get outside for the return of First Fridays.

, with the most recent 100,000 lives lost in a short period since mid-December.

Early in the pandemic, some people compared COVID-19 to influenza, but Dr. Rutherford says the 900,000 COVID-19 deaths far exceed the estimated 72,000 influenza deaths in the U.S. over a two-year period. "It feels awesome to be back out again. It's also great that the numbers are going down. It helps us put the event on," said Greg Harris, the event director of Oakland First Fridays, who added that they included COVID testing tents at the street fair to help the community.

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