1/Omicron hospitalisations are between 5%-30% according to the data we currently have. The majority of those hospitalised are young people, and deaths may be 8x higher this variant that has clear vaccine evading properties.
2/ 2,600 infections were reported on 27 Nov in one day. The virus is doubling rapidly, so we can assume around 1,300 infections every day for the week previous to this one: around 9,100 in that week. 
3/ South African Gov hospitalisation data from the region of Gauteng (centre of the outbreak) says that there 580 were admitted last week: this chart shows the exponential rise of admissions as the double every week. A tripling in 3 weeks.
4/ This data from the Gov website for the region says that 406 are currently admitted: so we can estimate hospitalisation rate based on cases the previous weeks would be about 5%: 1 in 20.
5/ The same data set also says that there 736 currently admitted in that region: I don't know which one is correct, so I'm just going to use this as well to estimate: which would give us a hospitalisation rate of 10.5%–1 in 9.
6/However, the cases are still mostly confined to the younger age groups, who would typically be less likely to get severe disease.
7/ If the older age groups are also more severely affected as the young ones are the sky is the limit: assuming somebody in their 50s is 3x more likely to get severe disease: we are now into the 30% and potentially above range.
8/Of those in hospital with severe disease requiring ventilation, ICU, oxygen etc there are 191 in total: 25%: 1 in 4 requiring high-level support.
This is extremely high.
This is extremely high.
9/The ratios I've presented are rough calculations based on data available in a clearly rapidly changing situation: however, alarm bells should be ringing right now.
10/ Between 5%-30% hospitalisation, 35% of those hospitalised in the younger age group are vaccinated, 25% of those hospitalised are receiving life-saving treatment: and the virus show clear vaccine immunity evading properties:
https://twitter.com/EnemyInAState/status/1464954958235717643
Hospitalisations: most likely in the youngest age groups in South Africa: yet more evidence that this is new virus and much more severe for young people than any other variant:
https://twitter.com/JoePajak/status/1465321605010239493
Thread written before the variant was named Omicron: information presented here correct to date and at time of publication:
https://twitter.com/EnemyInAState/status/1463908286852440077
Global finance has seen the writing on the wall: worst day of the year on Friday for FTSE 100: travel and oil industry are big losers: investors know what's coming:
https://twitter.com/EnemyInAState/status/1465392848241635333
The schools should be closed immediately until we can gage what is happening with this virus and get a handle on it. The MSM and Gov are currently spinning this virus to be less mild and a good thing: nothing could be further from reality.
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