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"This is the highest number of people hospitalised with Covid-19 this year," Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said.

"This is the highest number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 this year," Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said.

"We didn't see Omicron coming," Harris said, adding "that's the nature" of the virus "which as it turns out, has mutations and variants."

The Omicron variant could be dominant in the US by next year, some experts predict. Holiday gatherings could fuel transmission.

Although there is still a lot of unknown, a flurry of preliminary data provides a clearer picture on what best to do ahead of the holidays.

The coronavirus could be endemic before the end of the decade. But in a rare scenario, a more lethal variant could spill over from animals to humans.

One of the 43 Omicron patients identified in the US has been hospitalized, and the person was discharged after two days, a CDC report said.

The coronavirus can directly infect fat cells, perhaps activating a harmful cascade of inflammation, resulting in severe COVID-19, research suggests.

Two small studies that have yet to be published give the first look at how Omicron may impact immunity.

Dr. Anthony Fauci told AFP that Omicron could potentially cause milder disease than other coronavirus variants, based on early case observations.