Coverage dated December 13, 2021 to December 19, 2021
Omicron Sweeps Across Nation, Now 73% of US COVID-19 Cases
Headline from NBC New York, on the newest of 5 developments
Omicron has raced ahead of other variants and is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S. Federal health officials said Monday that omicron accounted for an estimated 73% of new infections last week
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Developments in this update
5 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.
Omicron variant now makes up about 3% of US COVID-19 cases, CDC says
Headline from Foxla ·
Additional Omicron variant case confirmed in southeast Nebraska
Headline from Beatrice Daily Sun ·
Omicron found in at least 89 countries with cases growing fast, WHO confirms
Headline from News Center Maine ·
7 Deaths From Omicron Covid-19 Coronavirus Variant In UK, Showing It’s Not The ‘Omicold’
Headline from Forbes ·
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Omicron Sweeps Across Nation, Now 73% of US COVID-19 Cases
The omicron variant now represents about 3 percent of domestic COVID-19 cases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Tuesday, showing the new variant is starting to rise in the U.S.
The omicron variant of COVID-19, which was first detected in the United States at the beginning of this month, now accounts for 2.9% of all cases in the country, according to data released by the CDC on Tuesday.
The individual returned from South Africa on Nov. 22 and had mild symptoms. Cases have been found in more than 20 countries, less than a week after the worrying new variant was first identified.
Four cases of the new highly transmissible omicron variant have been confirmed in North Texas. And overall, cases of COVID-19 are once again beginning to climb.
Three cases of the omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 have been detected in metro Detroit, bringing the total of confirmed infections in...
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, at least one case involving the newer omicron variant has been confirmed within the state, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH).
The U.N. health agency says it's still unclear if the rapid growth of omicron cases is because the variant evades existing immunity or is more transmissible.
The omicron variant of the coronavirus has been detected in 89 countries, and COVID-19 cases involving the variant are doubling every 1.5 to 3 days in places with community transmission and not just infections acquired abroad, the World Health Organization said Saturday.
CNN By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The research is still early on the virulence of the Omicron coronavirus variant — but what’s abundantly clear, according to experts, is that it’s poised to spread rapidly across the US and will likely overwhelm a battered US health care system.
The World Health Organization says the number of COVID-19 cases involving omicron is doubling every 1.5 to three days in countries where there is community transmission of the variant and not just people who were infected abroad
Scientists continue to race to determine the Omicron coronavirus variant's severity, transmissibility and whether it evades current vaccines as it spreads. Follow here for the latest news.
Coronavirus cases are beginning to surge again in the U.S., just weeks after the discovery of the omicron variant. Data from the U.K. shows it is even more transmissible than delta.
It remains unclear if the rapid growth is because the variant evades existing immunity, is inherently more transmissible than previous variants, or a combination of both.
