CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia health officials say the state’s first case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus has been reported in an unvaccinated resident in Marion County. — Kansas has confirmed its first case of the omicron variant, raising fresh concerns as hospitals already were seeing a rise in COVID-19 patients. Health officials said Thursday that they are already concerned about hospital capacity, and the spread of the contagious new omicron variant of the virus could make the situation worse. The omicron variant has quickly surpassed the delta variant in collections taken from wastewater sampling sites in Orange County, officials said. ___LONDON — Britain’s government has registered another record daily number of COVID-19 cases.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 16, 2021 20:07 UTC