Omicron could relieve hospitals, and the risk of death is lower. 4,679 new cases were added – Startitup

It increased yesterday 4 679 tested positive by RT-PCR. It informs about it NCZI provided that it was carried out 17 934 PCR tests and 18 715 antigen tests. There were also 51 deaths on Thursday, December 23.

The good news is that the number of hospitalized has decreased. There are currently 2,652 people in the hospital, of which 2,024 are unvaccinated. Yesterday also increased 1 627 vaccinated.

With the omikron, hospitals will be empty

According to data from the United Kingdom, people infected with omicron are 50% to 70% less likely to be hospitalized than people infected with the delta variant. The portal informs about it The Times of Israel with the British Public Health Agency.

According to new evidence, it is clear that omicron causes a milder course of the disease compared to other variants. However, it is necessary to add that it spreads faster and avoids vaccines. This was confirmed by data from several studies in South Africa, where the variant first appeared.

According to British data, 132 people were hospitalized with a confirmed omicron on December 20. 14 of them aged 52-96 died.

The agency also said that the preliminary analysis is still uncertain due to the low number of hospitalized people and the low age of those infected. The agency’s research also said that the protection provided by the third benefit is likely to expire after 10 weeks. However, protection against hospitalization and severe proceedings should take a little longer.

We can consider the whole analysis as a kind of positive signal that when omicron becomes the dominant mutant, hospitals will be a little less burdened. According to agency director Jenny Harries, the number of infected omicrones is increasing in the United Kingdom.

To date, 7 cases of the new omicron variant have been proven in Slovakia. The most dominant option is still the delta, but this is expected to change after the New Year.

“Given the characteristics of the variant and the reported incidence in a person without a travel history, the actual incidence of omicron in the local population can be expected to be higher than indicated by the interim results of sequencing positive samples,” said Mikas, who calls on Slovaks to be vaccinated.

At the same time, it calls on people to adhere to precautionary measures, regardless of their immune status. The SITA agency informed about it.

Sources: The Times of Israel, SITA