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Will the UK soon see a tidal wave of COVID-related hospital admissions? Is Omicron really causing a drop in hospitalizations? Let’s look at the data. 
I’m spending the afternoon watching the year end mixed martial arts, #rizin33, so it’s as good a time as any to examine the new surge in cases in the UK. There’s a lot of talk that omicron is less severe and hospitalizations won’t rise, but I’m not convinced. Let’s look.
The Guardian reports 12000 people in hospital in the UK, with past peak of ~35,000. Early reports of a UK government study found a lower risk of hospitalization and suggestions “it won’t be as bad as last time” even as cases are sky-rocketing.
