Ómicron: Australia faces record numbers of coronavirus of almost 50,000 infections by new variant

Australia reported almost 50,000 infections of covid-19, a historical figure driven by the omicron variant that led the population to multiply the tests.

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Deputy Medical Director Sonya Bennett stated that Australia registered 47,738 coronavirus infections in 24 hours, up from 38,000 cases on Monday, due to the spread of omicron.

He indicated that the country’s hospitals treat 2,362 people for the coronavirus, almost double that of a week before.

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But the number of people in intensive care was much lower, 184, with 59 of them hooked up to a ventilator, the same as a week earlier.

“The number of cases continues to rise, they are numbers that we had not seen in AustraliaBennett said.

Although the spread of omicron it left few seriously ill patients, sparked a rush for home antigen tests, and hours-long lines at PCR testing centers.

Australia it had succeeded in almost completely suppressing infections during much of the pandemic through border closures and an aggressive test and tracing campaign.

But his politics of zero covid ended a previous wave of infections caused by the variant delta.

Australia It now depends on vaccination to protect its population, of which 91.5% of those over 16 years of age have a complete inoculation.

“I think at this point we all know someone who is with covid or we have colleagues who are not working because they are in quarantine or isolation or we have canceled events and other impacts on our daily lives,” Bennett said.

He said initial evidence points to the majority of intensive care patients being infected with the variant delta and many of them did not have a complete vaccination.

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