Table 2: Some socio-demographic characteristics of persons infected with the SARS-COV-2 Omicron variant:
Almost all of the study population (98.56%) is from Bobo Dioulasso with a majority of men (51.21%). There was no difference between suspected and non-suspected cases. Although SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants of were isolated from all types of specimens, oropharyngeal specimens dominated (56.04%).

Varials

Number (n)

Percentage (%)

Sex

 

 

Female

101

48.79

Male

106

51.21

Residence

 

 

DOǂ

81

39.13

DafraϮ

57

27.54

Lena¢

66

31.89

Houndé

1

0.48

N'Dorola

1

0.48

Banfora

1

0.48

Status

 

 

Suspected case

120

57.97

Non-suspected case

87

42.03

Nature of the sample

 

 

Oropharyngeal

116

56.04

Nasopharyngeal

64

30.92

Oro-nasopharyngeal

27

13.04

ǂ,Ϯ, ¢Only districts in Bobo-Dioulasso