News Omicron is not that mild: 50,000 to 300,000 more US deaths projected by March: COVID-19 updates January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY Comments Off on Omicron is not that mild: 50,000 to 300,000 more US deaths projected by March: COVID-19 updates A federal website offering free COVID-19 at-home testing kits was operating at limited capacity Tuesday. Latest COVID-19 updates.