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Omicron accounts for 74% of Ohio COVID-19 cases as of January 1
Compared to the last update for December 18, 2021, Omicron has overtaken Delta as the dominant variant in Ohio going from 31.44% of cases to 74.24%.
Wednesday, January 12th 2022, 12:39 PM EST
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New data shows that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has accounted for approximately 74% of cases in Ohio as of the beginning of 2022.
This is according to data from the Ohio Department of Health. In a chart updated on Monday, data shows that Omicron makes up 74.24% of cases in Ohio compared to the Delta variant's 24.83% and 0.93% of "other."
Compared to the last update for December 18, 2021, Omicron has overtaken Delta as the dominant variant in Ohio going from 31.44% of cases to 74.24%.
Variant data in Ohio is updated every two weeks and can be viewed here.