Omicron escalation

The pandemic across US states

If US states were countries, how many would be in the global Top 50 for cases?

The world remains underprepared against the downside contingency of a highly contagious and more lethal variant

A huge escalation in cases, but what has been the mortality impact?

Cases in South Korea are rising at a pace previously unseen among peers

Transmissible variants and policy shifts have made their mark

Comparisons of cases and fatalities at the regional and subnational levels

Even with lower severity, Omicron’s contagiousness may still wreak havoc on the developing world