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Is there even a single confirmed death from Omicron yet? I've heard of a couple but they turned out to be fake. This is a highly dynamic situation. Omicron is
by Consultant32452 5y ago
Is there even a single confirmed death from Omicron yet? I've heard of a couple but they turned out to be fake.
This is a highly dynamic situation. Omicron is not alpha or even delta.
- EA 5y agoAn unvaccinated man with underlying health conditions died in Texas mid December after testing positive for the COVID-19 omicron variant, officials in Houston said, marking what is believed to be the first death linked to the strain in the U.S. https://www.webmd.com/vaccines/covid-19-vaccine/news/20211221/unvaccinated-texas-man-omicron-death https://www.webmd.com/vaccines/covid-19-vaccine/news/2021122...
- Consultant32452 5y agoYour article perfectly illustrates my point. It says Omicron is 3/4 of the cases and that this one person MIGHT have died from it, but it's unclear and may be due to his other health conditions. Let's just assume it was Omicron that killed this guy. All signs point to Omicron being less deadly than the common cold.
- kcplate 5y agoI can’t find the article, but I believe that hospital modified their statement to specify that he died *with* Omicron, not *from* Omicron.
- ricardobayes 5y agoThere are yes. On another note "28-day average case fatality rate in South Africa, the likely origin of the Omicron variant, tumbled in the past six weeks from 8% to 0.2%" from WSJ https://www.wsj.com/articles/omicron-variant-may-end-up-saving-lives-infection-antibodies-spread-sick-covid-19-coronavirus-hospitalization-death-vaccine-11641153969 https://www.wsj.com/articles/omicron-variant-may-end-up-savi...