there guessing as no1 really knows
New Omicron infections in the UK are running at 200,000 a day, dwarfing the number
of officially confirmed cases, according to an estimate from the UK Health Security Agency.
The total number of Omicron cases, which have been confirmed by genomic sequencing,
stood at about 4,700 on Monday after 1,576 new cases were recorded. But the UKHSA
estimated the true number of daily infections was far higher based on its modelling.
As the UK recorded its first death from the coronavirus variant, Javid said the NHS had
declared Omicron a “national incident”, enabling central co-ordination of the health
service’s emergency response. The fast-spreading strain now represents 20 per cent of
cases in England, while 10 patients were in hospital after being infected with Omicron, he added.
200k -- i have doubts when only 10 people in hospital and 1 death