A person is tested for Covid-19 in Times Square as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread in Manhattan, New York December 20, 2021. – Reuters pic
HOUSTON, Dec 21 – Health officials in Texas said the state recorded the first death related to the Omicron Covid-19 variant, ABC News reported yesterday.
It is believed to be the first known recorded Omicron death in the United States, ABC said in its report, citing Harris County health officials.
The victim was a man in his 50s, who was unvaccinated and had underlying health conditions, the report said.
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus accounts for 73 per cent of US coronavirus infections based on sequencing data for the week ended December 18, the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said yesterday. – Reuters