Covid deaths highest in a year as omicron targets the unvaccinated and
elderly

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/02/08/omicron-deaths-covid/

Yet the seven-day average of deaths during the omicron surge has reached 2,600 in recent days, climbing past the late September peak of about 2,000 average daily fatalities during the surge of the more dangerous delta variant, according to Post tracking. The ranks of hospitalized patients with covid-19 reached record highs in January. Coronavirus deaths lag hospitalizations.

More than 900,000 Americans have died of covid-19.

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Omicron Death Rate Higher Than During Delta Surge
https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20220209/omicron-death-rate-higher-than-during-delta-surge

With the Omicron variant now accounting for almost 100% of COVID-19 cases in the United States, the seven-day average of daily COVID-related deaths hit 2,600 recently, the highest rate in about a year,The Washington Post reported.

That’s higher than the approximately 2,000 daily deaths last autumn during the Delta surge, but less than the 3,000 daily deaths last January, when COVID vaccines were not widely available, The Post data analysis said.

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