TABLE 1.

The loss of smell and taste in the overall study population, and in patients with a history of prior infection with SARS‐CoV‐2, of patients who test positive for the Omicron variant

	Overall study population (n = 205)
Loss of smell	n	(%)
Partial	37	18
Complete	27	13.2
None	141	66.8

	Overall study population (n = 205)
Loss of taste	n	(%)
Partial	43	21
Complete	21	10.2
None	141	66.8

	Patients with a history of prior infection with SARS‐CoV‐2 (n = 32)
Loss of smell	Yes	No	Total
Partial	6	31	37
Complete	2	25	27
None	24	117	141

	Patients with a history of prior infection with SARS‐CoV‐2 (n = 32)
Loss of taste	Yes	No	Total
Partial	6	37	43
Complete	1	20	21
None	25	116	141