Source: United States & Canada – South China Morning PostUS deaths from Covid-19 have surpassed 900,000, accelerated to the highest levels in 13 months by the surge in infections caused by the Omicron variant, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.The latest tally marks an increase of more than 100,000 US Covid-19 fatalities since December 12.Preliminary evidence has shown that Omicron, while far more infectious, generally causes less severe illness than earlier iterations of the virus, such as Delta. But the sheer volume of Omicron…Read More