England has reported 23,168 confirmed Omicron cases as of 6 p.m. on Dec. 17 local time for their Dec. 18 report.
Grand total hospitalizations with a positive test, not necessarily from COVID-19? 85.
For the math impaired, that's 0.37% hospitalized.
Currently the U.S. is >7%
Grand total hospitalizations with a positive test, not necessarily from COVID-19? 85.
For the math impaired, that's 0.37% hospitalized.
Currently the U.S. is >7%
To clarify, the U.S. is just over 7% of typical 7-day number of cases that result in a hospital admission, regardless of variant. This number was usually 11-13% late last year and early this year.
So if Omicron stays under 1%, it's fantastic.
So if Omicron stays under 1%, it's fantastic.
Also remember: there was just a story out of South Africa that their hospital admissions were about 19% of cases last year during the beginning of the Delta wave. They're currently about 1.7% of cases. England, so far, is 0.37% of cases.
The 1.7% for South Africa is just total numbers, regardless of variant. The hospital numbers specific to Omicron could potentially be lower with some Delta still spreading there.
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