Omicron wave less lethal than delta as it passed through county, officials say
Health board members Patti Kincheloe, left, Amy Fantozzi and Josh Letcher listen to speakers on Zoom during a Feb. 8 meeting in the Lincoln County Courthouse. (Derrick Perkins/The Western News)
The surge of the omicron variant of COVID-19 kept health officials busy through January, but proved less deadly than the delta wave locally.
“One thing we noticed with omicron in our community: It has been far less lethal than the delta variant where we lost maybe 50 people from our community,” said Dr...
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