rhode island. over the last two weeks cases are up 53% in rhode island. hospitalization is up 61% in rhode island. you can see how steep those slopes are on the right side of each of these graphs. that is new cases on the left-hand side in the right. emergency room doctors are now warning that the state health care system is quote currently collapsing, the rhode island chapter of the american college of emergency physician says, quote, any added strain right now will lead to collapse of the state health care system. we, a collective group of emergency physicians are terrified for the future of health care in the state. quote, imagine patients dying while waiting to be seen by a doctor who is 50 feet away. and because of lack of staff and capacity, the doctors simply unable to treat that patients. this is a true tragedy that is currently unfolding for citizens of rhode island. this is a true tragedy. and while it is by the number
now, from last week to this week, omicron has gone from 3% of all the covid in the united states, from 3%, to 73%. 0.4% two weeks ago. 3% last week. 73% this week. so, bye-bye delta? omicron is now leaping ahead, becoming the dominant strain in the united states of america, enlightening flash. this is what the new omicron pandemic is going to be like compared to the delta pandemic compared to the original strain coronavirus pandemic before that. well, what we know about omicron thus far for sure, is that it is massively contagious, it s just massively transmissible. we know that vaccinations help. when it comes to omicron, it helps preventing you from becoming infected and helps you avoid serious illness,