根据实时数据汇编，随着新冠肺炎疫情席卷全球，全球已有超过520万人死于该疾病，其中包括超过79万美国人约翰·霍普金斯大学系统科学与工程中心。
根据美国疾病控制和预防中心的数据，美国只有60%的人口完全接种了新冠肺炎疫苗疾病控制和预防中心。
福奇:奥米克隆“几乎肯定”不会比德尔塔更严重
安东尼·福奇博士周二告诉法新社，奥米克龙变种“几乎肯定”不会比德尔塔更严重。
然而，他强调，重要的是不要过度解读早期数据，因为被跟踪的患者偏年轻，不太可能住院。严重的疾病可能需要几周的时间才能发展。
福奇说:“有一些迹象表明，它甚至可能不那么严重，因为当你观察南非正在追踪的一些队列时，感染人数和住院人数之间的比率似乎低于德尔塔。”。
他还重申，至少还需要几周时间才能理解围绕omicron严重性的关键问题。
福奇说，实验室测试目前抗奥米克龙疫苗的结果应该会在“未来几天到一周内”出来。
美国每日平均死亡人数激增
根据联邦数据，美国的日平均死亡人数已经增加到1150多人，上周增加了57%。
美国距离又一个80万美国人输给新冠肺炎的可怕里程碑还有大约1万人死亡。
根据联邦数据，美国目前平均每天约有103，000例新病例，上周增加了19%，自10月下旬以来增加了62%。
明尼苏达州目前拥有全国最高的病例率，其次是佛蒙特州和威斯康星州。波多黎各、夏威夷和路易斯安那州的感染率最低。
预计疫情之前的旅行量将持续到12月假期
在为期10天的感恩节假期中，美国运输安全管理局筛选了近2100万名旅行者。尽管对omicron有了新的担忧，但该机构预计，在12月的假期里，疫情节前的旅行量将会持续。
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休斯顿卫生部报告称，在休斯顿的废水中检测到奥米克龙
休斯顿卫生部周一晚上宣布，在休斯顿的废水中发现了引起新冠肺炎的奥米克龙变种病毒。该部门表示:“此次检测是新变种出现在休斯顿的第一个迹象，尽管该市尚未确诊一例病例。
11月29日至11月30日收集的废水样本显示，该市39家污水处理厂中有8家存在奥米克龙，周一晚上收到了确认该变异体的基因组测序结果。
“休斯顿卫生部和休斯顿水务公司继续出色地跟踪病毒对我们社区的影响。休斯顿市长西尔维斯特·特纳(Sylvester Turner)在一份声明中说:“虽然在休斯顿市的一个人身上没有确诊奥米克隆变异体的具体病例，但我们应该利用这些信息作为提醒，以获得全面的疫苗接种，包括加强注射。“疫苗有助于保护我们、我们的亲人、朋友和工作环境中的同事。随着假期的临近，我鼓励大家对自己的健康和安全保持警惕。”
卫生部表示，它定期检测该市的废水中是否含有新冠肺炎病毒，包括变异病毒，最近还开始检测奥米克龙的样本，因为“感染新冠肺炎病毒的人会在粪便中排出病毒。”
“废水数据有助于更快地识别新出现的疫情和需要干预的热点，以帮助阻止病毒的传播，”卫生部补充道。
Omicron live updates: US daily death average surges
As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.2 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 790,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled byJohns Hopkins University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering.
Just 60% of the population in the United States is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data from theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention.
Fauci: Omicron 'almost certainly' not more severe than delta
Dr. Anthony Faucion Tuesday toldnews agencyAgence France-Pressethat the omicron variant is"almost certainly" not more severe than delta.
He stressed, however,that it is important to notoverinterpretearly data, as thepatients being followedskew younger and are less likely to become hospitalized.Severe illness cantake weeks to develop.
"There is some suggestion that it might even be less severe, because when you look at some of the cohorts that are being followed in South Africa, the ratio between the number of infections and the number of hospitalizations seems to be less than withdelta," Fauci said.
He alsoreiterated that itwouldtake at least several more weeks to understand key questions surroundingomicron's severity.
Results from labs testing current vaccines against omicron should come in the "next few days to a week," Fauci said.
US daily death average surges
The daily death average in the U.S. has increased to more than 1,150 -- up by 57% in the last week, according to federal data.
The U.S. is about 10,000 deaths away from reaching yet another grim milestone of 800,000 Americans lost to COVID-19.
The U.S. is now averaging approximately 103,000 new cases per day, which is a 19% increase in the last week and a 62% jump since late-October, according to federal data.
Minnesota currently holds the country's highest case rate followed by Vermont and Wisconsin. Puerto Rico, Hawaii and Louisiana have the nation's lowest infection rate.
Near pre-pandemic travel volumes expected to continue through December holidays
The TSA screened nearly 21 million travelers during the 10-day Thanksgiving holiday period. Despite new concerns over omicron, the agency expects to see the near pre-pandemic travel volumes continue through the December holidays.
Omicron detected in Houston’s wastewater, Houston Health Department reports
The omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 has been found in Houston’s wastewater, the Houston Health Department announced Monday night."The detection is the first indication the new variant is in Houston, although a case has not yet been confirmed in the city," the department said.
Wastewater samples collected between Nov. 29 and Nov. 30showed omicron at eight of the city’s39wastewater treatment plants, and the genomic sequencing results confirming the variant were received Monday evening.
"The Houston Health Department and Houston Water continue to do an exceptional job tracking the impact of the virus in our community. While no specific case of the Omicron variant has been confirmed in an individual in the city of Houston, we should use this information as a reminder to get fully vaccinated, including a booster shot," Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said in a statement. "Vaccines help protect us, our loved ones, friends, and colleagues in the work environment. As the holidays approach, I encourage everyone to remain vigilant about their health and safety."
The health department said it routinely tests the city’s wastewater for COVID-19, including variants, and recently started testing samples for omicron, as "people infected with COVID-19 shed the virus in their feces."
"The wastewater data helps to more quickly identify emerging outbreaks and hotspots needing interventions to help stop the spread of the virus," the health department added.
