First death from Omicron in Australia, 80 year old infected died during treatment

The first death has occurred in Australia from the Omicron variant of Corona. In the state of New South Wales, an 80-year-old Omicron infected died during treatment in hospital. The man was fully vaccinated but was suffering from several age-related ailments.

New South Wales is the most populous state in Australia. More than 6,000 thousand corona cases were found here on Monday. At present 524 patients are admitted in the hospital, out of which the condition of 55 remains critical.