Over the last six weeks, the hypertransmissive Omicron variant of the coronavirus has generated its fair share of bad news in the United States.
Daily COVID-19 case counts more than three times higher than ever before.
A record number of new hospitalizations, pushing thousands of hospital systems nationwide to the breaking point.
And now, tragically, another 2,000 COVID-19 deaths, on average, every single day.
At the current rate, America will likely top its summer Delta peak of about 2,100 deaths per day later this week — and could break its all-time record (about 3,300 deaths per day) by the end of the month.
In other words, while Omicron itself might be less likely to cause severe