Fort Bend County Judge Raises COVID Alert Level to Orange and Tests Positive Himself
Citing a surge in COVID-19 confirmed cases and hospitalizations, Fort Bend County Judge KP George Wednesday raised the coronavirus risk level back to Orange from Yellow.
In fact, only a short while after issuing the notice, George also released a statement that despite being fully vaccinated and with a booster shot, he has tested positive for COVID. "This week my daughter came home for the Christmas holidays and began showing symptoms related to COVID. Out of caution, I decided to get tested for COVID. The test result was positive."
His decision to raise the threat level mirrors that of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo who on Monday made the same change and for the same reasons: the rapid spread of the COVID variant Omicron. Shortly after that, Harris County made national news, reporting the first death of a person due to Omicron. It was an unvaccinated man in his 50s who'd had COVID previously and recovered.
According to a press release from the Fort Bend County judge's office: "On Tuesday, more than 1,000 new cases of COVID were identified. This is the highest single-day reporting since September."
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