WHO: COVID-19 cases up 11 percent worldwide, omicron risk 'remains very high'
New data shows total daily cases in the U.S. from the omicron variant of COVID-19 has exceeded the peak of the delta variant from just a few months ago.
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6 sourcesGlobal COVID cases up 11 percent last week and omicron risk is high, says WHO
As Omicron becomes the dominant variant, the US is averaging 200,000 new COVID-19 cases a day
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11 sourcesWHO: COVID-19 cases up 11 percent worldwide, omicron risk 'remains very high'
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3 sourcesWHO: global COVID cases up 11% last week, omicron risk high
WHO says COVID cases worldwide increased by 11%, citing high risk related to omicron variant
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2 articlesCOVID case count jumps by 79% since last week; 183 new Omicron infections diagnosed
COVID cases surge globally ahead of holidays as China locks down city of 13 million
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3 developments- Dec 23, 2021Omicron Presents Challenges to Keep Up With Rapidly Spreading COVID-19 Variant
- Dec 28, 2021WHO warns of Omicron overload as France reports record of nearly 180,000 Covid cases
- Dec 29, 2021WHO: global COVID cases up 11% last week, omicron risk high
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