Cases in US:
California man who returned from South Africa mild (was fully vaccinated)
Minnesota man who recently traveled to NYC for a 3-day anime festival - mild (was fully vaccinated)
New York already had cases by that time one of which was a traveler returning from South Africa, 10 cases identified by December 5
Nebraska man who brought it from Nigeria and passed it to 5 other people, only one of whom was vaccinated
Wisconsin man tested positive for Omicron after a recent trip to South Africa
The 1st Hawaii case is a 65 with no history of travel outside state who already had COVID-19 before.
A middle-aged woman who recently traveled from South Africa became both New Jersey and Georgia’s first confirmed case after seeking care for moderate symptoms at an emergency room.640 deaths since Omicron dominant in South Africa
1st death confirmed in UK on Dec. 13 2021
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