CDC dramatically cuts previous estimates of omicron’s share of new COVID-19 cases
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made significant revisions to its omicron new-case estimates.
But omicron still appears to have surpassed delta as the dominant strain in new cases over the last week. For the week ending Dec. 25, omicron accounted for 58.6% of new coronavirus cases compared to 41.1% of delta, the CDC said. Other variants accounted for 0.2%. Member of the public expressed their frustration online. “CDC isn’t earning itself any confidence,” Lisa Horton, a romance writer, wrote on Twitter TWTR, -2.03%. “I get how tumultuous the process is with a brand new disease but they seem to be stumbling badly on all fronts.”
The World Health Organization has warned that omicron risks overwhelming healthcare systems. Omicron has thus far resulted in fewer hospitalizations than delta, but even a small percentage of a larger number of cases risks putting pressure on hospitals buckling under staffing shortages.
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