Omicron Variant Quickly Spreading Throughout The U.S. -- News Updates December 13, 2021

Daily Mail: US Omicron cases TRIPLE to 159 with new COVID variant now in 30 states as UK records first death, US deaths near 800,000 and one in 100 Americans aged 65 and up is confirmed to have died of virus 

* The Omicron variant has now been detected in 30 U.S. states, with over 150 confirmed cases 

* Initial data shows the Covid vaccine are not as effective against the new strain, and officials urge Americans to get booster shots 

The Omicron variant is continuing its spread across the U.S., now being confirmed over 150 times in 30 U.S. states. 

Over the weekend, five U.S. states - Idaho, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island and Tennessee - joined the growing list of states to detect the variant within its borders. 

Texas also took over as the nation's leader in sequenced cases, overtaking New York, with 36 cases sequenced.  

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Omicron Variant Quickly Spreading Throughout The U.S. -- News Updates December 13, 2021  

UK reports first known death from omicron; Fauci says boosters offer 'optimal' protection against variant: COVID-19 updates -- USA Today  

CDC Predicts U.S. COVID Deaths Will Rise As Britain Reports First Omicron Death -- Newsweek  

U.S. crosses 50 million COVID-19 cases as Delta dominates amid Omicron emergence -- Reuters  

Covid cases rise in the US as Omicron now in over half of all states -- CNN  

New CDC data shows first-known omicron Covid patient in U.S. had symptoms starting Nov. 15 -- CNBC  

Another grim Covid-19 milestone: At least 800,000 Americans have died -- NBC  

US COVID deaths approach 800,000, the highest in the world, and more than the ENTIRE population of North Dakota -- Daily Mail  

AP-NORC poll: Omicron raises COVID worry but not precautions -- AP  

Hunting for Omicron inside America's largest Covid testing lab -- The National