{"id":57805,"date":"2022-01-13T17:32:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T22:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/?p=57805"},"modified":"2023-06-06T18:17:42","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T22:17:42","slug":"increased-covid-hospitalization-numbers-may-not-tell-full-story-when-to-get-a-covid-test-and-how-to-treat-your-results-and-dont-try-to-get-covid-on-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/increased-covid-hospitalization-numbers-may-not-tell-full-story-when-to-get-a-covid-test-and-how-to-treat-your-results-and-dont-try-to-get-covid-on-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"Increased COVID Hospitalization Numbers May Not Tell Full Story, When to Get a COVID Test, How to Treat Your Results, and Don&#8217;t Try to Get COVID On Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"entry-title\">During the week of January 7 \u2013 January 13, infectious disease experts from the Department of Medicine were featured in the\u00a0following news stories.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37725\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 212px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-37725\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2016\/01\/Me-head-shot.jpg\" alt=\"David Wohl, MD\" width=\"202\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2016\/01\/Me-head-shot.jpg 290w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2016\/01\/Me-head-shot-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">David Wohl, MD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2022\/01\/06\/health\/covid-19-holiday-immunity\/index.html\">If you caught Covid-19 over the holidays, here\u2019s what you need to know<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Dr. David Wohl (CNN)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlotteobserver.com\/news\/coronavirus\/article257111132.html\">Coronavirus omicron updates: Here\u2019s what to know in North Carolina on Jan. 7<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Dr. David Wohl (News &amp; Observer)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/local\/article257071712.html\">When to get a COVID test and how to treat your positive \u2014 or negative \u2014 results<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Dr. David Wohl (News &amp; Observer)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/lifestyle\/health-wellbeing\/if-you-caught-covid-over-the-holidays-heres-everything-you-need-to-know-c-5254924\">If you caught COVID over the holidays, here\u2019s everything you need to know<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Dr. Myron Cohen (7news.com.au)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7101\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 224px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7101\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/emily-bennett-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"emily-sickbert-bennett-dom-newsworthy-January-2022\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, MS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pantagraph.com\/lifestyles\/health-med-fit\/458-tested-for-covid-at-interstate-center-saturday\/article_547c5f42-238d-5351-9f5d-691b860eb660.html\">458 tested for COVID at Interstate Center Saturday<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Dr. Myron Cohen (The Pantagraph)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/coronavirus\/article257144747.html\">Coronavirus omicron updates: Here\u2019s what to know in North Carolina on Jan. 8<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Dr. David Wohl (News &amp; Observer)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnct.com\/health\/coronavirus\/fact-check-are-you-reading-this-covid-mask-chart-the-wrong-way\/\">Fact check: Are you reading this COVID mask chart the wrong way?<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Dr. Emily Sickbert-Bennett (WNCT)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/community\/health\/coronavirus\/triangle-hospitals-have-fewer-monoclonal-antibody-treatment-options-amid-covid-19-omicron-surge\/\">Triangle hospitals have fewer monoclonal antibody treatment options amid COVID-19 omicron surge<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Dr. David Wohl (CBS17)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/coronavirus\/article257134277.html\">NC leaders say we need to reach \u2018endemic\u2019 stage of COVID. Here\u2019s what that means<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Dr. David Wohl (News &amp; Observer)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3501\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 217px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/dr-mike-cohen-248x300.jpeg\" alt=\"mike-cohen-newsworth-january-2022\" width=\"207\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/dr-mike-cohen-248x300.jpeg 248w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/dr-mike-cohen-301x364.jpeg 301w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/dr-mike-cohen.jpeg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Myron Cohen, MD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/coronavirus\/increased-covid-hospitalization-numbers-may-not-tell-full-story\/20072074\/\">Increased COVID hospitalization numbers may not tell full story<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Dr. David Wohl (WRAL)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/community\/health\/coronavirus\/should-the-meaning-of-breakthrough-case-change-to-account-for-covid-boosters\/\">Should the meaning of \u2018breakthrough case\u2019 change to account for COVID boosters?<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Dr. David Weber (CBS17)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wlos.com\/news\/local\/records-show-people-in-their-50s-make-up-largest-group-dying-from-covid-in-buncombe-county\">Records show people in their 50s now seeing largest increases in COVID-19 deaths<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Dr. David Weber (WLOS-TV)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abc11.com\/coronavirus-nc-hospitalizations-hospital-staffing-omicron-variant\/11455166\/\">As statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations near record, positive signs found elsewhere<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Dr. David Wohl (WTVD)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thesouthern.com\/news\/state-and-regional\/no-dont-try-to-get-omicron-on-purpose-experts-say\/article_83d19a62-a80b-5a5c-b308-0d6f381d8009.html\">No, don\u2019t try to get omicron on purpose, experts say<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Dr. Myron Cohen (Thesouthern.com)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/coronavirus\/nc-s-covid-hospitalizations-near-levels-seen-last-january-but-fewer-people-in-the-icu\/20073428\/\">NC\u2019s COVID hospitalizations near levels seen last January, but fewer people in the ICU<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Dr. David Wohl (WRAL)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bpr.org\/post\/why-omicron-surge-poses-new-and-different-threat-nc-hospitals#stream\/0\">Why the omicron surge poses a new and different threat to NC hospitals<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Dr. David Wohl (WCQS-FM)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the week of January 7 \u2013 January 13, infectious disease experts from the Department of Medicine were featured in the\u00a0following news stories. 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