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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston health care leaders told ABC13 that while the omicron variant is leading to more breakthrough infections, the vast majority of those folks who need medical attention remain unvaccinated. Dr. Esmaeil Porsa heads Harris Health System and said that as of Friday morning, health care workers are treating 194 patients for COVID-19 at their area hospitals. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Eighteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas, one thing is certain: we have lost too many people we love, especially in the Hispanic and Latino communities. Hispanics and Latinos make up 39.7% of our state’s population, yet represent 37% of confirmed COVID-19 cases and 45.7% of confirmed COVID-19 deaths, according to state data as of …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As the delta variant spurs a summertime surge in COVID-19 cases across Texas, Eyewitness News viewers have expressed concern over possible impacts the pandemic could have once again on our schools, workplaces and social gatherings. “We did not expect this delta variant to be as infective as it is,” said Dr. Joseph Varon, chief of critical …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — In Harris County, 54% of people who are 12 or older are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The people ending up in the hospital are individuals who have not been vaccinated. According to Memorial Hermann Hospital, 99% of people hospitalized with the virus are not vaccinated, but what they’re seeing now is that the people hospitalized are …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — After seeing a significant decrease in COVID-19 cases, doctors say the Houston area is starting to see a slight uptick and they’re associating the change with the fast-spread delta variant. Harris County Public Health said the delta variant could become the dominant variant in Houston, especially since it spreads more easily than previous variant. How prevalent …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — After seeing a significant decrease in COVID-19 cases, doctors say the Houston area is starting to see a slight uptick and they’re associating the change with the fast-spread delta variant. Harris County Public Health said the delta variant could become the dominant variant in Houston, especially since it spreads more easily than previous variant. How prevalent …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As we head into the summer months, you may find yourself sniffling and sneezing, but no, it’s not because of COVID-19. Doctors in the Houston area noticed a big decline in cases of the common cold and the flu during the pandemic. The summer months are usually a time when cold and flu are at a …

Ongoing illness after infection with Covid-19, sometimes called “long Covid”, may not be one syndrome but possibly up to four causing a rollercoaster of symptoms affecting all parts of the body and mind, doctors said on Thursday. In an initial report about long-term Covid-19, Britain’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) said one common theme among ongoing Covid patients — some of …