Coronavirus Update: Daily average of COVID-19 cases surges past 300,000, but there’s more data showing omicron is less dangerous

There are a lot more people sick with COVID-19 today than ever before, but evidence is piling up to suggest the surging omicron variant is less severe than the previously dominant delta variant.

There are a lot more people sick with COVID-19 today than ever before, but evidence is piling up to suggest the surging omicron variant is less severe than the previously dominant delta variant.