Spotlight Omicron is definitely contagious, but what does that really mean? AP Jan 4, 2022 Jan 4, 2022 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save According to Johns Hopkins University, 1,082,549 new COVID-19 cases were documented on Jan. 3. kAm%96 6IA=@D:G6 :?4C62D6 :? &]$] 4@C@?2G:CFD 42D6 4@F?ED :D C2:D:?8 2=2C>[ 3FE D@>6 6IA6CED 36=:6G6 E96 7@4FD D9@F=5 :?DE625 36 @? r~'xs\`h 9@DA:E2= 25>:DD:@?D] p?5 E9@D6 2C6?VE 4=:>3:?8 2D 72DE]k^AmkAmsC] p?E9@?J u2F4:[ 7@C @?6[ D2:5 $F?52J @? pqr E92E H:E9 >2?J :?764E:@?D 42FD:?8 76H @C ?@ DJ>AE@>D[ Q:E :D >F49 >@C6 C6=6G2?E E@ 7@4FD @? E96 9@DA:E2=:K2E:@?D 2D @AA@D65 E@ E96 E@E2= ?F>36C @7 42D6D]Q ~E96C 6IA6CED 2C8F6 E92E 42D6 4@F?ED DE:== 92G6 G2=F6]k^AmkAmpD E96 DFA6C\4@?E28:@FD @>:4C@? G2C:2?E C286D 24C@DD E96 &]$][ ?6H r~'xs\`h 42D6D A6C 52J 92G6 >@C6 E92? 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