An unvaccinated Houston man in his 50s with underlying health conditions on Monday became the first confirmed American to die from the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Fox News reported, citing Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo.
News of the first US death from Omicron came hours after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that Omicron is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the US, accounting for 73% of new infections last week.
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