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OTTAWA — Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says the Omicron variant is causing an"enormous" volume of COVID-19 cases, but severe illness is not rising at the same rate.
She says although testing capacity is challenged in many areas of the country — meaning case numbers are underestimated — other indicators such as laboratory test positivity and hospitalizations are being used to measure the progress of the virus. She says that while evidence suggests the risk of hospitalization from Omicron is lower compared to Delta, the sudden acceleration of the new variant is driving a rise in hospital admissions.
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