The Omicron variant, first reported from South Africa last month, triggered thousands of cases worldwide and forced the government to implement stricter restrictions, including travel bans. The spread of Omicron infection can be measured by the fact that in just one month, 108 countries have reported 151,368 cases and 26 deaths.

The first case of Omicron was reported in South Africa on November 24. The World Health Organization (WHO) announced within a few days that it is a worrying variant because experts said it has an unusually high number of mutations, which may make it more Transmissibility can even lead to immune escape.

South Africa

In South Africa, Delta accounted for only 2% of the new cases in early May, rising to 89% by July 12. The latest variant has become the main variant in South Africa. Currently, data shows that 95% of Omicron cases in the country.

In the United Kingdom, as of April 5, only 0.10% of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases were caused by deltas, which increased to 74% by the end of May. By June, the Delta variant lags behind more than 90% of Covid-19 cases.

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Now, due to Omicron, the British coronavirus infection has broken records within a month. On December 22, the UK reported more than 100,000 new cases, the highest in a single day.

As of April 19, the Delta variant lags behind 0.31% of all coronavirus disease cases in the United States, and by the end of June, this number has risen to 50%. A month later, by the end of July, Delta Air Lines was responsible for more than 90% of the cases.

At the same time, since Omicron was reported in the country, the infection rate in the United States has risen sharply. As of December 22, one in four cases in the United States was caused by Omicron.

India

By the end of December 2020, cases of the Delta variant began to appear in India. In the first month, Delta variant cases accounted for only 0.73% of the total number of cases, but Omicron has spread to 17 states in just 22 days. The first case of Omicron was exposed in India on December 2nd. There are 358 cases of this variant in the country. India has not reported any such deaths. Germany

When the variant was first discovered in Germany, Delta was responsible for 0.69% of cases. However, in just a few days, the Omicron variant accounted for 9% of the total number of Covid-19 cases in this European country.

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