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 It is believed to be the first known recorded Omicron death in the
United States, ABC News reported. The U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) did not immediately respond to a
request for comment on the issue.
The victim, aged between 50-60 years old, was at higher risk of
severe complications from COVID-19 as he was unvaccinated, the
health department said in a statement.
County judge Lina Hidalgo tweeted that the man was the first local
fatality from the variant.
"Please - get vaccinated and boosted," Hidalgo said.
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The Omicron variant of the coronavirus accounts
for 73% of U.S. coronavirus infections based on
sequencing data for the week ended Dec. 18, the
CDC said on Monday.
Earlier in December, Britain reported the first
publicly confirmed death globally from Omicron.
Twelve people in Britain have now died with the
variant, and 104 are currently in hospital with
it, Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab told
Times Radio on Monday.
(Reporting by Mrinmay Dey and Maria Ponnezhath
in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonya Hepinstall)
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