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Newest development Jan 4, 2022 · 2 reports Australia Faces Deluge Of Omicron Cases And Hospitalizations As It Sticks To ‘Living With Covid’ Strategy
New virus cases in Australia surged to record levels on Tuesday, increasing the strain on hospitals and testing centers across the country.
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Australia's COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations hit new records
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Dec 31, 2021
New virus infections driven by omicron soar in Australia
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Australia Faces Deluge Of Omicron Cases And Hospitalizations As It Sticks To ‘Living With Covid’ Strategy
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Al Jazeera
UK reports record COVID cases as Omicron surges in Europe ↗ (opens Al Jazeera) Published Dec 27, 2021
Al Jazeera's feed description UK confirms 129,471 new cases of COVID-19, while Portugal also reports record infections despite high vaccination rate.
Al Jazeera
India fears new COVID wave as Omicron infections spread ↗ (opens Al Jazeera) Published Dec 28, 2021
Al Jazeera's feed description Nearly 800 Omicron cases reported as daily COVID infections rise by 9,195 cases – a 44 percent spike from Tuesday.
The Times of Israel
Worldwide COVID cases hit new record as WHO sounds alarm on Omicron ↗ (opens The Times of Israel) Published Dec 28, 2021
The Times of Israel's feed description Registered infections up 37% since previous week and now stand at 6.55 million globally, the highest figures since the UN health agency declared a pandemic in March 2020
Hot Air
U.S. shatters daily record for COVID cases, but... ↗ (opens Hot Air) Published Dec 28, 2021
Hot Air's feed description Nothing will capture the phenomenal spread of Omicron for you as well as this table of COVID hot spots will. Note the percentage change in cases over the last two weeks. Normally only small counties...
NBC News
U.S., U.K. and other nations shatter Covid records as omicron surges ↗ (opens NBC News) Published Dec 28, 2021
NBC News's feed description The U.S., Britain, France and other countries are shattering records for daily coronavirus cases amid the spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant.
NPR
New virus infections driven by omicron soar to record high in Australia ↗ (opens NPR) Published Dec 30, 2021
NPR's feed description New coronavirus infections soared again in Australia on Friday to a record of more than 32,000 driven by the highly contagious omicron variant and a recent relaxation of restrictions in many areas.
MedicalXpress
New virus infections driven by omicron soar in Australia ↗ (opens MedicalXpress) Published Dec 30, 2021
MedicalXpress's feed description New coronavirus infections soared again in Australia on Friday to a record of more than 32,000, just days after surpassing 10,000 for the first time.
The Guardian
Australia Covid update: positive test rate in NSW hits 20% high as Omicron cases surge ↗ (opens The Guardian) Published Jan 1, 2022
The Guardian's feed description Hospitalisations climb to more than 1,000 in NSW for first time since Omicron variant emerged as number of PCR tests drops
MedicalXpress
Australia's COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations hit new records ↗ (opens MedicalXpress) Published Jan 3, 2022
MedicalXpress's feed description New virus cases in Australia surged to record levels on Tuesday, increasing the strain on hospitals and testing centers across the country.
Forbes
France 24
Australia's Omicron surge drives infections record, testing rush ↗ (opens France 24) Published Jan 3, 2022
France 24's feed description Australia reported a record daily tally of nearly 50,000 Covid-19 cases Tuesday as the Omicron variant raced through the population and sent people scrambling for tests.
