From the article: > A similar trend was reported by the New York City (NYC) Health Department, which reported that about 2% of Omicron cases were hospitalised

From the article: > A similar trend was reported by the New York City (NYC) Health Department, which reported that about 2% of Omicron cases were hospitalised in comparison to around 5% of Omicron cases. Huh? I'm assuming they meant: "...in comparison to around 5% of _Delta_ cases." but who knows? For further comparison, according to data from the U.S. CDC for the 2018-2019 influenza season, the hospitalization rate was about 1.3%.[1] [1]: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/index.html