COVID-19: California Health Officials Concern Over Increased Hospitalizations Due to Omicron Variant

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California health sector officials expressed concern about an increase in hospitalizations due to the increase in infections due to the new Omicron variant in the status .

At the moment, Most of the confirmed Omicron cases have been recorded in Los Angeles County , some related to travel from abroad, but also others that were caused by community infections.

This Sunday, Los Angeles County Health Department reported 3, 512 new infections of coronavirus , with 742 sick receiving care in hospitals.

It is three consecutive days that the county has registered more than 3, 000 new infections. On Saturday 3, 730 cases were announced, while on Friday 3, 360, mostly due to the still predominant Delta variant.

Statewide, the California Department of Health reported that there are 3, 874 people hospitalized due to illness .

On Friday, Orange and Riverside counties reported detecting their first cases with the Omicron variant . In Orange County, a fully vaccinated man tested positive and developed the disease after a trip to another state.

Officials estimated that Ómicron will soon become the predominant variant in positive cases of coronavirus in the United States .

Dr. Anthony Fauci, senior adviser to President Joe Biden, stated that the country must be prepared for large numbers of hospitalizations and deaths.

Fauci recognized that there will be a high number of infections among the population already vaccinated , and that a large difference will be observed between immunized residents and people who have not received a dose of the vaccine.

The experts indicated that people who completed their vaccination schedule and already received their booster dose, are well protected against the Omicron variant, so urged residents who are eligible for a booster and have not yet received it, this week is the ideal to apply it .