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Harris County Woman Tests Positive for Omicron Variant; 1st Case Detected in Texas
State health officials said vaccination remained the best protection against serious illness and death
Published 2 hours ago • Updated 50 seconds ago
The first known case of the omicron variant of COVID-19 in Texas was detected Monday in Harris County, state health officials say.
The person who tested positive is a woman in her 40s from northwest Harris County who had no recent travel history, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo tweeted...
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Source: http://www.houstontx.gov/health/New...ewater-houston-health-department-reports.html
Houston Health Department
Omicron variant detected in Houston’s wastewater, Houston Health Department reports
December 6, 2021
HOUSTON - The Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 is present in Houston’s wastewater, the Houston Health Department announced Monday night. The detection is the first indication the new variant is in Houston, although a case has not yet been confirmed in the city.
Wastewater samples collected on November 29-30 showed Omicron at eight of the city’s 39 wastewater treatment plants, including W.C.I.D. #111, Chocolate Bayou, Keegans Bayou, Metro Central, Northgate, Sims Bayou North, Turkey Creek, and West District. The genomic sequencing results confirming the variant were received Monday evening...
Harris County Woman Tests Positive for Omicron Variant; 1st Case Detected in Texas
State health officials said vaccination remained the best protection against serious illness and death
Published 2 hours ago • Updated 50 seconds ago
The first known case of the omicron variant of COVID-19 in Texas was detected Monday in Harris County, state health officials say.
The person who tested positive is a woman in her 40s from northwest Harris County who had no recent travel history, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo tweeted...
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Source: http://www.houstontx.gov/health/New...ewater-houston-health-department-reports.html
Houston Health Department
Omicron variant detected in Houston’s wastewater, Houston Health Department reports
December 6, 2021
HOUSTON - The Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 is present in Houston’s wastewater, the Houston Health Department announced Monday night. The detection is the first indication the new variant is in Houston, although a case has not yet been confirmed in the city.
Wastewater samples collected on November 29-30 showed Omicron at eight of the city’s 39 wastewater treatment plants, including W.C.I.D. #111, Chocolate Bayou, Keegans Bayou, Metro Central, Northgate, Sims Bayou North, Turkey Creek, and West District. The genomic sequencing results confirming the variant were received Monday evening...
