Now-dominant Omicron variant drives surge in COVID cases across US

The fast-spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus has become dominant in the United States with lightning speed, and claimed the life on Monday of an unvaccinated man in Texas, officials said.

Lines for COVID-19 tests wrapped around the block in New York, Washington and other US cities over the weekend as people clamored to find out if they were infected before celebrating the holidays with family. In New York City, COVID-19 cases rose 60% in the week that ended on Sunday as Omicron spread rapidly around the US Northeast. New York has set records for the most new cases reported in a single day since the pandemic started for three consecutive days.

Omicron appears to be causing milder symptoms in vaccinated populations, and health experts remain optimistic this wave might not cause the same spikes in hospitalizations and deaths as previous surges. Nationally, cases rose 9% in the past week but are up 57% since the start of December, according to a Reuters tally. Hospitalized COVID-19 patients have increased 26% this month, with hospitals in some areas already strained by the Delta variant.

Midwest hospitals were still dealing with a surge in patients from a Delta wave this fall. Michigan, Indiana and Ohio have the nation's most-hospitalized COVID-19 patients per 100,000 residents, a Reuters tally found.

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