YAY! lOlMICRON HYPE IS OVER! Maryland reports first three cases of omicron variant, all from Baltimore area. Two vaxxed, one unvaxxed

The vaxxed individual who went to South Africa shed to unvaxxed resident of the household, but no one was sick enough to be hospitalized.



Maryland health officials announced Friday the detection of the first three cases of the COVID-19 omicron variant, all in the Baltimore area.

Officials said two of the individuals live in the same household, and one recently traveled to South Africa, where the troubling new variant was first detected. The third individual was described as an “unrelated case” with no known recent travel history.

Two of the three people who tested positive are vaccinated against COVID-19, state health officials said: the person who traveled and the third individual. The traveler’s close contact is not vaccinated. None have required hospitalization, officials said.

It was not clear when, exactly, the three cases were detected, but the first cases of omicron in the U.S. were logged on Wednesday.
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