'We are expecting an enormous surge in infections ... so, an enormous spread of Omicron,' IHME director Dr. Chris Murray said told USA Today. Confirmed Omicron cases increased by 19 percent day-over-day, up to 1,781 as of Wednesday morning from 1,485 on Tuesday, but that number represents only the tiny fraction of infections that are DNA sequenced. There's no crisis,' Michael Dowling, the CEO of Northwell Health, told CNN's John Berman on Tuesday. The Omicron variant (purple) is now the dominant Covid strain in the U.S., making up 73% of cases last week. There's no crisis,' Michael Dowling, the CEO of Northwell Health, told CNN's John Berman on Tuesday.
