Omicron variant

Harris County Judge Raises COVID-19 Threat Level to Level 2: Orange

CDC: number of Omicron cases doubling every 2-3 days; Judge Hidalgo strongly urges those 65 and older to get booster shot as soon as possible Judge Lina Hidalgo today announced that she is raising the county’s COVID-19 Threat Level Indicator from Level 3: Yellow to Level 2: Orange, the system’s second highest threat level. The threat level has increased due to a number of factors, including a rapid increase in new cases and positivity rate. […]

Harris County Reports First COVID-19 Omicron Variant-Related Death

Unvaccinated man with underlying health conditions had tested positive for the Omicron variant  Harris County Public Health (HCPH) is reporting the first COVID-19 Omicron-variant-associated death in the County. The death reported this afternoon was of a man between the ages of 50-60 years old who was unvaccinated and had been infected with COVID-19 previously. The individual was at higher risk of severe complications from COVID-19 due to his unvaccinated status and had underlying health conditions. […]

COVID-19 Omicron Variant Confirmed in a Resident in Harris County

This is the First Case Confirmed in Harris County and in Texas   Harris County Public Health (HCPH) received a report indicating a woman in her 40s from northwest Harris County contracted the COVID-19 Omicron variant recently. The person is fully vaccinated with no recent travel history.  The woman experienced COVID-19 symptoms and has not required hospitalization. This case is the first reported in Harris County and likely in Texas. The CDC has reported that the […]