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1. www.latimes.com › california › storyOmicron sweeping through California with staggering speed ...

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   Dec 23, 2021 · California’s winter COVID-19 surge intensified Wednesday, with new coronavirus cases spiking dramatically along with confirmed cases of the Omicron strain, which officials expect will become...

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     Omicron now constitutes 73% of the nation’s coronavirus...

2. www.latimes.com › california › storyOmicron propels a dramatic spike in COVID cases across ...

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   Dec 27, 2021 · An explosion of new coronavirus cases fueled by the rapidly spreading Omicron variant has triggered a sharp uptick in COVID-19 hospitalizations across California, prompting renewed warnings...

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4. www.latimes.com › california › storyCalifornia Omicron surge arrives, with COVID cases spiking ...

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   Dec 22, 2021 · Omicron now constitutes 73% of the nation’s coronavirus cases, up from 13% the week before. Los Angeles County on Tuesday confirmed 102 new cases of the highly mutated variant. That is...

5. www.nytimes.com › 2021/12/01 › usU.S. Reports Its 1st Omicron Case, in a California Traveler

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   Dec 1, 2021 · The California and San Francisco Departments of Public Health, and the C.D.C. have confirmed that a recent case of Covid-19 among an individual in California was caused by the Omicron...

6. www.npr.org › 01 › 1059835937California has reported the first U.S. case of the omicron ...

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   Dec 2, 2021 · The first case of the omicron variant of COVID-19 has been identified in the U.S., health officials said on Wednesday. The case was detected in a person in California, according to the...

7. www.sfchronicle.com › bayarea › articleHere’s how many omicron cases have been identified in ...

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   Dec 6, 2021 · California is reporting on average about 16 cases per 100,000 residents — up from about 9 cases per 100,000 a week ago, but less than half the rate reported last year at the start of the winter...

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   What do we know about the Omicron variant in California?

   • The first U.S. case of covid-19 linked to the new omicron variant has been identified in California in a traveler who returned from South Africa on Nov. 22, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. The patient has mild symptoms that are improving and is in self-quarantine.

   Omicron is now in the U.S., with first case found in

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   Will California handle an omicron surge?

   • The hope is that California, which still has one of the lowest coronavirus case rates in the nation, will be better equipped to handle an Omicron surge than other states that were still reeling from the Delta surge when Omicron started spreading. “We’re starting off with a much better baseline.

   Omicron sweeping through California with staggering speed, raising

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   How has the Omicron variant affected pediatric hospitalizations in California?

   • CALIFORNIA — The omicron coronavirus variant has spurred a 35 percent increase nationwide in pediatric hospitalizations over the last week, according to new federal health data. However, in California, the data paints a less severe picture.

   CA Pediatric COVID Hospitalizations: Where We Stand

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   How has Omicron impacted California's everyday life?

   • CALIFORNIA — Within the span of a month, omicron's rapid ascent has quickly disrupted the fabric of everyday life in California — just when residents were beginning to taste normalcy. The omicron variant's unique structure allowed it to infect some vaccinated people and spread widely among the unvaccinated.

   CA's Omicron Rapid Surge: What To Know

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   Is Omicron spreading quickly in San Francisco?

   • The bad news, Wachter said, is that Omicron is spreading quickly in San Francisco. The good news is that Omicron appears to lead to milder illness, particularly in vaccinated populations, Wachter wrote on Twitter.

   Omicron propels a dramatic spike in COVID cases across California

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   What percentage of Omicron tests are positive?

   • By comparison, for the seven-day period that ended on Dec. 20, 3.4% of tests returned positive results. According to data released Thursday by the California Department of Public Health, at least three state health systems have reported that Omicron appears to account for 50% to 70% of new cases.

   Omicron propels a dramatic spike in COVID cases across California

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9. www.kqed.org › science › 1977807First U.S. Case of Omicron Variant Found in San Francisco ...

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   Dec 1, 2021 · California and San Francisco health officials have detected the first U.S. case of the omicron variant in a San Francisco resident. The individual “was a traveler who returned from South Africa on November 22, 2021,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wrote in a statement.