Posted on 12/18/2021 5:10:08 PM PST by BenLurkin
There were 3,589 COVID-19 patients in the state’s hospitals as of Friday, an increase of roughly 12% from two weeks before...
California had recorded 49 cases of the Omicron variant as of Wednesday, although not all samples are sequenced to identify variants. That’s much lower than the 184,700 identified cases of the Delta variant, which remains dominant in the state, but health officials expect the number will rise. Omicron is thought to be more contagious than Delta and better at evading immunity generated by vaccines or previous infections...
While there are early indications Omicron might cause less severe illness than other variants, if enough people are infected, hospitals could be overwhelmed nonetheless, health officials say. That comes as the system already faces multiple challenges, including significant staffing shortages and increased demand for other healthcare services like flu treatment and procedures that were put on hold earlier in the pandemic.
The majority of California’s Omicron cases — 38 — have been recorded by L.A. County...
Orange and Riverside counties on Friday reported their first documented cases of the Omicron variant. In Orange County, the variant was found to have infected a fully vaccinated man who had recently traveled domestically outside California and experienced mild illness
In Riverside County, the variant infected a 41-year-old fully vaccinated man from the western portion of the county who was tested in L.A. County on Dec. 8, public health officials said. Health officials are investigating whether the man had recently traveled, they said.
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California population: 39,538,223
Oh NOOOOO! Not omiCON.
ALL FORTY NINE CASES!!!
AYFKM.
How many are illegal aliens?
OMG! That’s like 70% of the cnn viewers.
😷💉🦄💩
Omicron doubles every other day. But it does not cause serious disease or kill.
It does not even descend into the lungs. It causes a bronchitis in the throat.
Omicron will end this pandemic because it sends delta packing.
Exactly. South African medical people are aghast at the panic in the west. Under their omicron surge hospitalizations dropped 91%.
I am embarrassed by the responses in our country.
By definition, bronchitis is in the lungs!
Well then these guys are confused?
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