Salient Features : 41.3% patients were admitted as compared to 68% to 69% of patients presenting to the emergency department with a positive COVID-19 test result. Patients hospitalized during Omicron were younger ( 36 years vs 59 years) Fewer patients with comorbidities were admitted in present wave.
31.6% presented with acute respiratory failure as compared to 91.2% in earlier waves During this wave 24.2% were vaccinated, and 66.4% were unvaccinated, The proportion of patients requiring oxygen therapy was 17.6 v/s 74.5(Previous waves) ICU admission was 18.5% vs 29.9% (Previous waves) Death rate 19.7-29% vs 2.97%(Omicron)
