Claim: Since Omicron was first detected on 27 November there have been seven deaths from it, with an average age of 83.
Fact-check: We don't know how many suicides there have been since Omicron arrived in the UK - Full Fact
Verdict: there were 7 deaths in england from the omicron variant up to 16 december 2021. the average age of covid-19 deaths in general is 83—we don't know what it was for these omicron deaths.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Grace Rahman
Date published: 2022-01-10T00:00:00