UPMC: Omicron is on the decline
The peak of the omicron variant may have already passed, and treatments are increasingly available to help protect immunocompromised patients, UPMC doctors said in a press briefing on Monday.
“As we’ve seen over the past week, COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are decreasing, or they’ve plateaued across the nation,” said Donald M. Yealy, M.D., chief medical officer, UPMC. “This includes in all the communities that UPMC serves. The omicron variant came quickly, and like we saw in other areas around the globe, it is dropping fast.”
The peak of omicron in UPMC hospitals and communities is estimated to have been about 10 days ago, Yealy said.
He encouraged people to continue to mask and to get vaccinated, and cautioned that the virus still has the ability to harm, and remains active in communities.
A portion of this story is shared with you as a digital media exclusive. To read the full story and support our local, independent newsroom, please subscribe at butlereagle.com.
