OMICRON

In the latest data report from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, there are 941 adults in Florida hospitals with COVID-19.

An increase in croup cases is tied directly to the omicron variant of COVID-19, according to pediatricians.

This time, though, the motivation is different.

The omicron wave forced millions to stay home.

It’s not the fresh start in a new year that everyone was hoping for with the omicron variant of COVID-19 making its rounds through Duval County Public Schools.

The World Health Organization says a record 9.5 million cases of COVID-19 were tallied around the world over the last week, noting a 71% surge in the weekly count of infections amounting to a “tsunami” as the new omicron variant sweeps worldwide

The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters as it confronts the omicron surge, with the Food and Drug Administration allowing extra Pfizer shots for children as young as 12.

With the spread of the omicron variant and the holidays around the corner -- many people in Jacksonville were getting tested for COVID-19 Wednesday.

Lab testing has confirmed a COVID-19 case involving the omicron variant in Minnesota, state health officials said Thursday.