Botswana Still Has the World's Highest Proportion of Omicron COVID-19 Cases

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Monavia Ayu Rizaty 03/01/2022 12:00 WIB

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According to a report by Our World in Data, Omicron accounted for 99.3% of Covid-19 cases in Botswana up to December 31, 2021. This percentage was the highest globally.

Top 10 Countries with the Highest Proportion of Omicron COVID-19 Variant Cases in the World (as of December 31, 2021)

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Top 10 Countries with the Highest Proportion of Omicron COVID-19 Variant Cases in the World (as of December 31, 2021)

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According to a report by *Our World in Data*, as of December 31, 2021, 99.3% of Covid-19 cases in Botswana were the Omicron variant. This percentage is the highest in the world.

The Omicron variant was also prevalent in South Africa, reaching 93.85% of total Covid-19 cases, the second highest globally. Japan and Australia reported Omicron variant cases at 77.12% and 74.52% respectively.

Meanwhile, the Omicron variant accounted for 32.02% of total Covid-19 cases in Indonesia as of December 27, 2021. Sweden had a lower proportion, with 31.99% of cases attributed to the Omicron variant.

The Omicron variant was initially detected in South Africa and subsequently spread to neighboring countries. Confirmed Omicron cases have now been found in countries on other continents, including Asia.

The World Health Organization (WHO) stated that the highly mutated Omicron variant of the coronavirus is likely to spread internationally and poses a very high risk of a surge in infections.

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