>>But I notice there are no body count numbers being reported these days <<
Because there is little to nothing to report, especially as far as Omicron is concerned.
I don’t know about your neck of the woods, but the body count is being reported in Michigan.
7DMA of dead is 86 as of yesterday.
for comparison: a peak of 121 on 12/22. In previous surges: 74 on 5/8/21, 126 on 12/8/20 and 144 on 4/17/20.
https://www.clickondetroit.com/health/2022/01/03/michigan-re…
Caught an interview last night, guests were a USian from Mill Valley, CA, and an officer of the WHO in London. The WHO representative cited the same points I have made here: data from South Africa is not relevant to the US. The South African government moved very quickly to impose very strict mitigation measure (measures that would have the USian mob in the street, waiving their assault rifles, again), and it’s summer in South Africa now. A lot of people have moved out to their summer homes, many offices are closed. And only some 6% of South African residents are over 60 years old.
Here in shinyland, over 16% of the population is over 65, it’s the middle of winter, and ignoring mitigation measures is worn by some as a badge of honor.
Steve