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Marian Regional Medical Center: Health experts believe Omicron wave could decline in the next couple weeks

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SANTA MARIA, Calif. - In the midst of the omicron surge, a father is grateful the hospital is
taking care of his wife.

"My wife is having our son … our second son … so she’s in labor right now …
Im grateful they’re taking their time to prevent the spread of COVID-19, said Giovanni Em.

Dr. Scott Robertson of Marian Regional Medical Center believes we may be at the peak of the Omicron surge.

"Here on the central coast … some data outside in other areas of California
as well as in other areas of the United States … shows us a possible down
trending ... so that’s great news," said Robertson.

Robertson said he hopes in the next couple of weeks we’ll see a decline in
the number of COVID-19 cases reported.

"Looking at other Omicron data from across the globe ... particularly in Europe ...
we see that the numbers of cases tend to decline very rapidly ... just like
they increased very rapidly through the beginning of the surge," said Robertson.

While Robertson believes we will see a decline in the number of daily
new cases, it won’t be instantly.

"Then it takes another couple weeks before that really starts to
translate into a decline of hospitalizations," said Robertson.

Meanwhile, Robertson said Marian is working around the clock as
the hospital continues to treat patients.

"Everybody in there is doing their part you know … COVID-19 testing… making sure everybody’s vaccinated," said Em.

Right now doctors say they are still seeing a very high Number of COVID-19
cases, but they’re hoping the worst is over. 

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