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You're more likely to die from COVID-19 in the US than in other high-income countries amid omicron, data suggests More infections may lead to a rise in COVID-19 deaths, health experts say. Data shows the U.S. case fatality rate is among the highest in the world. YahooNews

Although the omicron variant of the coronavirus is less likely to cause severe disease compared with previously dominating strains, the USA is still experiencing more COVID-19 deaths than at almost any other point in the pandemic.

Recalculating COVID Hospitalizations; Deaths During Omicron; J&J Production Paused A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Judy George medpagetoday

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As of Wednesday at 8 a.m. ET, the unofficial U.S. COVID toll is 77,054,088 cases and 909,020 deaths, up 200,476 and 3,476, respectively, from yesterday.

BA.2 Blitzes Through Households, Even More Than Original Omicron Preprint study finds increased risk of infection with subvariant Molly Walker medpagetoday

Omicron subvariant BA.2 was associated with higher susceptibility of infection among households, regardless of vaccination status, than the original BA.1 variant, Danish researchers found.