With more than 5,700 coronavirus-related deaths in Dallas County to date, we’re just a couple months shy of the two-year anniversary of COVID-19 in Texas, and earlier this month, the state reported its first case of the new omicron variant. This week, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center warned...
So far, the omicron variant, which can more easily evade the protections provided by vaccines, has already popped up in Collin, Dallas and Tarrant counties, the report said. In general, unvaccinated individuals are 20 times more likely to die from COVID-19, the update added.
UT Southwestern recommended returning to mask wearing, which became more common over the summer but “may be declining once again.”reported this week. But Philip Huang, the county’s health director, said the rapid spread of the omicron variant is “very scary,” adding: “Everything we’ve seen is that this [variant] is extremely transmissible.”
With the holidays upon us, the number of infections could yet spike again. Earlier this week, public health experts in North Texas said thatSince the pandemic first hit Texas in early 2020, the state has recorded more than
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