COVID hospitalizations continue to increase modestly in the Houston area, as infection rates push the citywide positivity rate to 31 percent, according to Texas Medical Center data published Tuesday.
continues to make in the region. Experts say this variant is the most transmissible version of COVID yet, as it can more effectively sidestep immunity from a previous infection or vaccines.The increasing viral load detected in the city’s wastewater — 927 percent higher last week than July 2020 — appears to be as high as ever. Two weeks ago, the viral load was 843 percent of the July 2020 baseline.
While hospitalizations are climbing, admissions appear to be growing at a slower rate compared to the previous wave. In January, it took only five weeks for omicron to spark a nearly 600 percent increase in daily COVID hospitalizations, as admissions jumped from 74 to a record 515, according to TMC data. Over the last five weeks, hospitalizations have nearly doubled, from 121 in early June to 240 last week.The positivity rate in the medical center also dropped slightly to 15.
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