UK sees sharp rise in Omicron cases; 176 infected in two days

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Kathmandu, December 7. On Monday, 90 people in the United Kingdom were diagnosed with a COVID-19 infection caused by the new Omicron variant.

  • 64 New Cases were found in England
  • 23 new cases were found in Scotland
  • 3 new cases in Wales

According to government statistics, a total of 336 people have tested positive for the highly infectious Omicron variant. Northern Ireland remains the only territory that hasn’t seen omicron cases.

Professor Paul Hunter, a renowned expert on infectious disease, told reporters that the omicron variant is spreading at a very high rate. 86 new cases were discovered Sunday alone. 

Hunter warned that in the next few weeks, Omicron could “outcompete” the dominant Delta variant.

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