Six more people have died in England with the Omicron variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus on Friday, according to the UK’s Health Security Agency (UKHSA). It comes as London Mayor Sadiq Khan declared a “major incident” on Saturday, saying the surge of Omicron cases in the capital was “hugely concerning.” In UKHSA’s Omicron daily review paper (pdf) published on Saturday, the agency said 10,059 more confirmed Omicron cases were reported by 6 p.m. on Friday across the UK, bringing the total to 24,968. An additional 76,705 cases were reported as S-gene target failure (SGTF) cases, meaning they are suspected Omicron cases but were not confirmed. England has 23,168 confirmed Omicron cases, almost 93 percent of the total UK number. There have been 85 Omicron-related hospitalisations, UKHSA said, adding the number includes both confirmed Omicron cases and SGTF cases. Seven Omicron-related death have been reported in England, six more from the previous day. But the document …
UK’s Omicron-Related Deaths Rise to 7 as London Mayor Declares ‘Major Incident’
December 18, 2021
admin
0 Comment