Texas announced on Tuesday its first death from the Omicron variant. It would also be the first on American soil.
A man in his 50s died on Tuesday in Texas after being infected with the Omciron variant of covid, reports online newspaper The Hill.
Suffering from other health problems, the 50-year-old was not vaccinated, said the health department of Harris County, the Houston area, the state capital, with more than 4.7 million inhabitants.
The Shire explained that the man was “at higher risk of serious complications from Covi-19 due to unvaccinated status and had underlying health issues”.
?Harris County Reports First COVID-19 Omicron Variant-Related Death.
An unvaccinated man with underlying health conditions had tested positive for the Omicron variant. We recommend all individuals 5 years+ get vaccinated as soon as possible. Full release: https://t.co/2Cu937hy9f pic.twitter.com/Fkywc7eiS6— Harris County Public Health #GetVaxxed (@hcphtx) December 21, 2021
Harris County executive director Lina Hidalgo said the death was the first local due to the new variant.
Sad to report the first local fatality from the Omicron variant of COVID-19. A man in his 50’s from the eastern portion of Harris County who was not vaccinated. Please – get vaccinated and boosted.
– Lina Hidalgo (@LinaHidalgoTX) December 20, 2021
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