COVID case counts may be losing importance amid omicron

COVID case counts may be losing importance amid omicron

Case counts have lost relevance, said Andrew Noymer, a public health [associate] professor at the University of California, Irvine. “Hospitalizations are where the rubber meets the road,” Noymer said. “It’s a more objective measure.” He added: “If I had to choose one metric, I would choose the hospitalization data.”