Some of Texas’ biggest school districts are dropping their mask mandates as the omicron surge relents.
than at any point during the previous school year. The number of delta cases fell in December as the omicron wave appeared, and several districts temporarily closed or altered operations to compensate for staff shortages due to the uptick in COVID-19 cases in January.
As of Wednesday, there were at least 3,199 hospitalized patients in Texas with confirmed coronavirus infections — down from Jan. 20, when Texas hospitals reported 13,371 patients with COVID-19. This fell short of the of the record 14,218 hospitalizations the state saw on Jan. 11, 2021. The district’s decision comes after Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo lowered Harris County’s COVID-19 threat level from “severe” to “significant.”In Austin ISD, the district has seen a 97% decrease in cases over the last six weeks, and the current number of active cases represents less than 1% of the total student and staff population.
Back in Houston, Texas Children’s Hospital is reporting an average of less than 20 children testing positive for COVID-19 — compared with January, when there were as many as 80 children testing positive, said James Versalovic, the hospital’s pathologist-in-chief.But that doesn’t mean people should not be careful. COVID-19 is a fluid situation, and there should continue to be a great emphasis on vaccination, he said.
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