North Texas considered a hot spot for COVID-19 BA.5 subvariant by CDC

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The CDC says Dallas, Tarrant and Collin counties now have a high amount of COVID spreading after a relative lull in this pandemic. UT Southwestern's projections this week show if nobody changes their behavior, hospitalizations in Dallas County could rival the delta wave from last year.

The CDC says three of North Texas’ four largest counties are now at high risk for COVID-19.At least one forecast warns hospitals may start getting too crowded by next month.

The CDC says Dallas, Tarrant and Collin counties now have a high amount of COVID spreading after a relative lull in this pandemic.Its projections this week show if nobody changes their behavior, hospitalizations in Dallas County could rival the delta wave from last year.Complicating things: how the virus is mutating and people’s protection level from vaccines or past infection.

As COVID cases dropped earlier this year, researchers tracking the virus say they’ve also had a tougher time getting hands on data. "It was a reasonable request at the time thinking COVID is down. We're too low. Why are we spending all of this money? Our federal funding and state funding options are drying up. Do we really continue to do this?" Basit said. "And I think BA.5 and BA.4 have reminded us that it's still important to have this early warning framework.

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