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The first major study into Omicron in Australia has revealed the new variant is responsible for very few hospitalisations and the majority of those are unvaccinated.
NSW Health released data on who is actually sick with Covid even as cases surge, finding Delta is responsible for most of the state's severe cases.
Most of the patients being treated in intensive care are unvaccinated, many with underlying health conditions.
The first major study into Omicron in Australia has revealed the new variant is responsible for very few hospitalisations and the majority of those are unvaccinated
There are 52 people in ICU, 34 of whom are unvaccinated. That rose slightly to 55 by Monday morning.
All but a handful of these patients are infected with the Delta variant rather than the new Omicron strain, which early studies indicate is less severe.
'Everybody in NSW is probably going to get Omicron at some stage. Everyone in Australia,' NSW Health minister Brad Hazzard said.
'From early indications NSW Health believe the majority of ICU Covid patients have
