Omicron results in fewer hospitalisations and ICU admissions, SA study shows

By Alexander Bueso

Date: Tuesday 14 Dec 2021

(Sharecast News) - The newest variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has resulted in fewer hospitalisations and intensive care unit admissions than previous waves of Covid-19, the results of a new study show.



According to the Discovery study conducted in South Africa, only 5.0% of omicron cases end up in intensive care units, against 22% during the wave of infections caused by the delta strain and 21% in the beta wave, Bloomberg reports.

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