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Omicron surging rapidly in Seattle area, projections show huge spike within a week

December 18, 2021/

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The Omicron COVID-19 variant is surging in the Seattle area with speed that has the potential to overwhelm health care systems and disrupt workplaces, scientists and health officials said Friday at a media briefing.

Within one week the number of Omicron cases in King County is projected to soar to about three times the peak of the Delta wave in August, to more than 2,000 cases daily. Cases of COVID-19 in the county are up 50% since Thanksgiving.

 

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