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The mortality rate among those infected with omicron is 4-17 times lower than among those infected with other strains of coronavirus, said the deputy head of the Center. Gamalei Denis Logunov on the air of the YouTube channel “Soloviev LIVE”.
“The number of hospitalizations among the sick has been reduced by almost three times, <...> among hospitalized people the number of severe cases is reduced by about 2.9 times, <...> the mortality rate among those who were admitted to the hospital has been reduced by 4-17 times, “Logunov said, based on data from South Africa and Great Britain.
He noted that the new strain is spreading much faster than the previous ones and predicted an increase in the incidence in Russia in late January – early February.
Scientists from South Africa called “omicron” a harbinger of the end of the pandemic
The Omicron strain was discovered in South Africa in November 2021. By the end of December, a new strain, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), was identified in more than 100 countries around the world.
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