These Omicron COVID Symptoms May Lead to Hospitalizations in New York

Health officials say New Yorkers should be on a close lookout for a number of Omicron symptoms that likely means you need urgent medical care.

As the Omicron variant of COVID continues to surge in New York and across the world the World Health Organization updated its COVID-19 question-and-answer page. The most recent update is from Jan. 5.

The Omicron variant now makes up almost 99 percent of all COVID cases in New York State. Breakthrough COVID cases have increased by more than seven times in the past month, according to New York officials.

Health officials also say unvaccinated New Yorkers are getting infected at more than six times the rate when compared to vaccinated New Yorkers.

The World Health Organization says a number of symptoms may be signaling that more urgent medical care is needed. The symptoms may differ depending on age. Below are the symptoms that may lead to hospitalizations and other COVID symptoms.