Omicron variant
Omicron is the current dominant COVID-19 variant across the globe and in only a few weeks has even outcompeted Delta in the USA. As of January 4th, 2022, omicron is now estimated to be 95% of new case counts. As the newest COVID variant blazes across the country and the world, by some metrics the pandemic is as out of control as ever. Average daily case counts are at an all-time high, with an exponential increase over the past few weeks. While it is still too early to tell because hospitalizations and deaths trail case counts by a few weeks, those figures have increased at a much slower rate.
