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Here's a more recent study: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/234736/people-with-omicron-variant-less-likely/ https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/234736/people-with-
by bhk 5y ago
Here's a more recent study:
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/234736/people-with-omicron-variant-less-likely/ https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/234736/people-with-omicron-v...
It says the risk of death with Omicron is 69% lower than with Delta. Among the unvaccinated, the risk is 80% lower than with Delta.
These numbers jibe with the statistics on case rates and mortality that we've seen over the last three months, when Omicron has been dominant.
I suspect the difference would be much more pronounced if we were to account for asymptomatic cases. Looking at wastewater measurements, which have been a good proxy for (and predictor of) case rates, we see far fewer confirmed cases, relative to virus levels, during the Omicron phase than we saw during prior variants. The ratio of deaths to wastewater virus levels is about 1/10th of what it was with Delta.