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"Omicron Deaths in U.S. Exceed Delta’s Peak as Covid-19 Optimism Rises in Europe" https://www.wsj.com/articles/omicron-deaths-in-u-s-exceed-deltas-peak-as-covi

• moistly 4y ago
  Omicron is less deadly on an individual basis by, IIRC, about 60%; it causes more deaths on a population basis because it infects vastly more people.
  • mrtesthah 4y ago
    Sure, but in the context of where excess deaths come from, it's the total number of deaths we're interested in.