Posted on · This comes after the county's positivity rate surpassed 34% as of Monday -- the highest it’s ever been since the pandemic began.
Posted on · Hospital officials say positive omicron cases are doubling every two to three days.
Posted on · Hidalgo last raised the COVID threat level in August, when the more transmissible delta variant caused a fourth wave of the pandemic across Texas. The county previously hit its highest threat level in June 2020, which lasted until May.
Posted on · Fort Bend County Judge KP George also raised the county's COVID-19 threat level from "orange" to "red."
Posted on · The threat level will increase from "yellow," or moderate risk, to "orange," indicating a significant risk of exposure to the virus in Fort Bend County.