Omicron by the numbers: Where things stand now
For the last four days, New York has posted all-time record case numbers of Covid-19. On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new forecast that estimates that the Omicron variant is already the dominant variant in the U.S. Meanwhile, cases have been climbing in the Northeast and Midwest for the last several weeks. The nation’s Delta wave isn’t over and an Omicron wave has just begun. Here’s where things stand.
Omicron has probably overtaken Delta
On Monday evening, the CDC posted updated variant surveillance data to its website that included what are called “Nowcast” estimates of variant proportions. Those estimates indicate that the Omicron variant became the most common variant in the nation by the end of last week.
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