Omicron Detected in 38 Countries, But Officials Says the New Variant Hasn't Claimed a Single Life

The Little Omicron That Couldn't

Despite the pronouncement that the omicron variant is a “deadly virus,” no one has yet died from it, according to the World Health Organization.

The WHO said Friday that the omicron variant has spread to 38 countries, but that to date no deaths had been attributed to the variant, despite what Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has claimed.

The WHO said that a full understanding of the variant’s lethality could still be weeks away, according to The Guardian.

“We’re going to get the answers that everybody out there needs,” WHO Emergencies Director Michael Ryan said.

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