With the metroplex seeing some of the highest COVID-19 hospitalization numbers since last September, the DFW Hospital Council is urging everyone to take precautions against the omicron variant.
"The staffing is much less. We've got people now that are fully vaccinated, but they contract omicron and they either have to quarantine or isolate for five days," said Stephen Love, president and CEO of the DFW Hospital Council. "The number of people in our ICU beds that have COVID is going up. So I would not take omicron lightly. I would take it very seriously."Demand for COVID-19 testing continues to soar.
On Christmas Eve, the state’s COVID positivity rate was 21%. As of Tuesday, it was 34%. In Tarrant County, its slightly higher at 35%.
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