NEW: The CDC listed Travis County’s COVID-19 Community Level as medium for first time in five months.
has been reported in variant surveillance samples from the Travis County area.
APH has not detected omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 in Travis County wastewater samples, though it has been reported in other parts ofand throughout the country. Considering the rate of spread, detection is expected in Travis County soon. COVID-19 cases per 100K: 141reached the Community Level medium threshold once the rate of COVID-19-related hospital admissions surpassed 10. That metric was 5.4 last week, meaning admissions have almost doubled.
XBB is resistant to existing COVID-19 treatments such as monoclonal infusions, which is concerning for those who are immunocompromised. XBB symptoms are like those of other COVID-19 variants, including cough, congestion, exhaustion, fever, sore throat, nausea, diarrhea and headaches.
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