{"id":1211911,"date":"2022-01-12T16:34:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T21:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1211911"},"modified":"2022-01-12T16:34:48","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T21:34:48","slug":"deaths-from-omicron-91-less-compared-to-delta-study-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deaths-from-omicron-91-less-compared-to-delta-study-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Deaths From Omicron 91% Less Compared To Delta, Study Finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdeaths-from-omicron-91-less-compared-to-delta-study-finds%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1211911&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Omicron has a 91% lower chance of causing death than the Delta variant of COVID-19, according to a new study.<\/p>\n<p>The study, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medrxiv.org\/content\/10.1101\/2022.01.11.22269045v1\">conducted<\/a> by Kaiser Permanente Southern California but has not yet been peer-reviewed, also showed that people with Omicron infections are 74% less likely to need to be placed in the intensive care unit (ICU). And the study found a 53% reduction in risk of being hospitalized, said Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe duration of hospital stays was approximately 70% shorter, with the median of stays being 1.5 days for Omicron, compared to about five days for Delta,\u201d Walensky said on Wednesday. \u201cLooking at all hospital admissions for Omicron, 90% of patients were expected to be discharged from the hospital in three days or less.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Walensky said we\u2019re not out of the woods yet. \u201cWhile we are seeing early evidence that Omicron is less severe than Delta, and that those infected are less likely to require hospitalization, it\u2019s important to note that Omicron continues to be much more transmissible than Delta,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The study looked at 52,297 Omicron cases and 16,982 Delta cases that occurred across Southern California between November 30 and January 1. No patients with Omicron required mechanical ventilation, the study found.<\/p>\n<p>Omicron has nearly taken over from Delta.&nbsp;\u201cHealth officials reported Tuesday morning that Omicron now accounts for an estimated 98 percent of COVID cases in the U.S., up from 95 percent last week, and meaning that nearly all cases in the U.S. are of the strain that was only discovered months ago,\u201d The Daily Mail <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10391899\/US-brought-standstill-omicron-Mild-variant-98-3-new-COVID-cases-week.html\">reported<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The U.K. paper said there was also good news, noting that \u201csigns are pointing to the variant slowly losing steam and peaking in the next few weeks, if other former hotspots around the world are any indication.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over the past week, the U.S. has averaged 767,000 new cases per day \u2014 the most since the pandemic hit in February 2020. Before Omicron arrived, the average was just more than 235,000 cases, meaning confirmed cases have tripled, The Mail reported.<\/p>\n<p>Cases rose by 27% since January 3 and deaths this week rose by 12% over the same period, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10391899\/US-brought-standstill-omicron-Mild-variant-98-3-new-COVID-cases-week.html\">according<\/a> to a Daily Mail analysis of Johns Hopkins University data.<\/p>\n<p>Omicron took over in just a matter of weeks. At the beginning of December, the variant accounted for less than 1% of sequenced cases, with Delta making up 99% of them. By the week ending on Christmas Day, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated the variant to be 58.6% of all new cases.<\/p>\n<p>While data are still being studied for the fast-moving variant, some researchers say Omicron taking over could be good news. Scientists at the Africa Health Research Institute in Durban, South Africa, recently conducted a small study that found people infected with Omicron \u2014 and especially those who have been fully vaccinated \u2014 developed a higher immunity to Delta.<\/p>\n<p><em>Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent, and ran the Drudge Report from 2010 to 2015. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Omicron has a 91% lower chance of causing death than the Delta variant of COVID-19, according to a new study. 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