An Israeli hospital on Tuesday confirmed the first known death in the countryof a patient with the Omicron variant of COVID-19, but said he had suffered from a number of serious pre-existing conditions.\nThe Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba said the man, in his sixties, died on Monday, two weeks after he was admitted to the coronavirus ward.
Medical staff work in the coronavirus disease ward of Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, October 12, 2021. REUTERS/Nir EliasJERUSALEM, Dec 21 - An Israeli hospital on Tuesday confirmed the first known death in the countryof a patient with the Omicron variant of COVID-19, but said he had suffered from a number of serious pre-existing conditions. The Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba said the man, in his sixties, died on Monday, two weeks after he was admitted to the coronavirus ward.
A PCR test led to suspicion that the Omicron variant was present so it was sent for DNA analysis, the statement added.Israeli media reports from The Times of Israel and Ynet said the patient had received two vaccine doses.
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