Federal health officials gave this information on Monday.
New York (USA). In America, now cases of infection with the Omicron form of the corona virus are increasing and last week 75 percent of new cases of infection were found infected with this form. Federal health officials gave this information on Monday. Figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that there has been a nearly six-fold increase in cases of Omicron infections in just one week.
Omicron is confirmed in an estimated 90 percent of new cases of infection in the New York area. The national rate shows that there were more than 6,50,000 cases of oomicron form in the US last week. According to the CDC, the delta form was responsible for cases of infection in the country since late June. By the end of November, more than 99.5 percent of the corona virus cases were due to the delta form.
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CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Valensky said the new cases show how much infection cases have increased in other countries. “These numbers are very bad but not surprising,” he said. Early studies about the Omicron form suggest that people who have received a dose of the vaccine will need to take a booster dose to avoid becoming infected with Omicron. However, serious illness and death can be prevented by vaccination without a booster dose.
Meanwhile, according to local media reports in Singapore, there have been 195 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, out of which 45 cases are of microscopic nature. Several cases of Omicron have been reported from a gym in a shopping center in Singapore. According to the latest data available on the website of the Ministry of Health, 42 patients infected with Omicron have come from abroad and three are local.
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At the same time, new cases of COVID-19 crossed 3,000 for the first time in Australia’s most populous state of New South Wales on Tuesday, increasing pressure on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to speed up the campaign to give a booster dose. A record 3,057 new cases of coronavirus were reported in New South Wales and two patients died in the last 24 hours. There are 284 patients admitted in hospitals in the state and out of these, 39 patients are in ICU.
Morrison has called an “informal” meeting of the national cabinet on Wednesday as cases of infection increase in New South Wales and the state of Victoria. On Tuesday, 1,245 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Victoria and six patients died. (agency)