OMICRON VARIANT

According to the CDC, the omicron variant BA.5 has consistently become more dominant since May. In fact, at the start of July, it officially became the most dominant strain accounting for 53% of isolates, increasing to 65% this week.

The White House put out new data showing impressive differences between the death and hospitalization rates caused by omicron compared to previous variants.

Treatments for people who have become infected with COVID are also being touted by officials as another way for us to reduce the toll COVID-19 is exacting.

What comes next in the COVID pandemic? The simple truth is that we don’t know yet.

This was the chance for viewers to have a pretty intimate discussion with State Rep. Debbie Dingell and other leaders about COVID-19.Everyone involved had the chance to really speak their minds on where we are in the pandemic.

Beaumont Health is sounding the alarm as the omicron variant is running rampant on its doctors, nurses, and other employees, who have reached their breaking point.

Detroit’s Chief Health Officer says that there is a lot of concern over the omicron variant as it is exploding across the city. Only 46% of Detroiter’s have received their first dose of the vaccine, while 38% have two shots.

Residents across Metro Detroit are waiting long hours at COVID testing sites as the omicron variant continues to spike throughout our nation.

Experts estimate that around 109 million Americans will travel for the holidays this week -- most of those travelers will do so by car.

Omicron is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the United States and accounted for 73% of new infections last week, according to federal health officials.

State officials say their supply of monoclonal antibodies is good enough right now. Still, the demand is high as hospitals struggle to make it available to patients who desperately need it.

Michigan health officials have identified the state’s first case of the COVID-19 omicron variant in Kent County.