True data from Omicron in the United States: New infections and hospitalizations have reached record highs, and the increase in ICUs has been slower

At the beginning of 2022, the Omicron variant virus in the United States surged and reached record levels, causing a "new crown tsunami".

Since the end of 2021, the United States discovered the presence of Olmiqueron in its territory, in just over a month, Thermocroon has replaced Delta as the main epidemic strain in the United States. The data shows that Omilon currently accounts for 98% of COVID-19 cases.

Earlier studies suggest that Omilon may not be as severely ill as other variants of the virus, but because of its extremely contagious nature, the 7-day average of new confirmed and hospitalized patients in the United States as of Wednesday was above the record high in January 2021.

According to clinical data and experimental studies released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday, although the number of new cases and hospitalizations in the United States has exceeded the all-time high in early 2021, for now, the occupancy rate of intensive care units (ICUs) is still lower than the former two.

CDC publishes the 7-day average number of confirmed, hospitalized and severely ill people in the United States, source: Wall Street Journal

The chart above shows that since 2022, the curve of confirmed and hospitalized covid-19 in the United States has steepened, and the increase in the number of severe patients has been relatively slow.

Compared with South Africa, where Omikejong was first discovered, it can be seen that the number of new cases has risen sharply at the beginning, and the number of hospitalizations and deaths is relatively low, which is similar to the initial discovery of Omikejong in the United States.

Experts have analyzed that since the process of infection with the new crown virus to hospitalization, and then transition to severe illness or even death may be delayed, it takes more time to fully assess the impact of Omilon.

Experts have called on the American people not to take it lightly, or whether they should be vaccinated as soon as possible.