Omicron Map (IMAGE)

University of Cincinnati

Omicron Map

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Researchers used county health data to compare the delta and omicron variants of COVID-19. Researchers found that the highly infectious omicron variant spread more quickly in urban, populated areas but caused more fatalities in rural America.

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UC Digital Epidemiology Lab

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