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Cases for the current week include both cases reported in the last week and may include newly reported cases from prior weeks. COVID-19 cases reported increased in Texas by 3.1% in Week 2 compared to the previous MMWR week. COVID-19-associated fatalities increased 30.4% in Week 51 when compared to the previous week.
What COVID-19 variant are we on? Currently, the dominant variant nationwide is XEC, with 44% of cases, followed by KP.3.1.1, with 39% of cases, and MC.1, with 6% of cases. "The original omicron variant is gone now," says Dr. Rupp.
Because the declaration of the end of COVID-19 as a pandemic does not mean that the virus has been eradicated from the world, but it means this disease has been transited from the emergency phase to the monitoring phase4. The decision about COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency is suitable for the time.
NOTE: Effective March 12, the COVID-19 data dashboards and tables are no longer being updated and will be archived. This is due to COVID-19 no longer being a reportable condition in Texas as of March 1, 2024.
People with these symptoms may have COVID-19: Fever or chills. Cough. Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing. Fatigue. Muscle or body aches. Headache. New loss of taste or smell. Sore throat.
5 Prioritize rest and recovery It is common to experience fatigue, so allow yourself ample time to rest and recover without pressure. Support your mental health and well-being by: Eating healthy and nutritious meals, and drinking plenty of fluids. Taking the time to rest.
Once notified of certain communicable diseases, public health will start a case investigation by calling people to determine how they may have been exposed and who the person was in contact with.
You are generally considered infectious from 48 hours before your symptoms started or from testing positive if you have no symptoms. You may still be infectious for as long as you have symptoms, like fever, cough, shortness of breath, runny nose and sore throat. This may last for up to 10 days.
Avoid meeting people who are at very high risk for 10 days. This starts from the day you first had symptoms. This is because you may still be infectious for up to 10 days.