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Even though early research indicates omicron leads to “less severe” illness than previous coronavirus variants, doctors and public health experts are warning Texans to not let their guard down. “At this point, we do think that the severity does appear to be less, although we’ve been very, very cautious to not gauge this as the time to be complacent at …

Coronavirus hospitalizations may be nearing a plateau in Dallas County after rising for the last two months. In their latest model, forecasters at UT Southwestern Medical Center predict a modest increase in the county’s hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the coming days, followed by a slight drop-off to the current level of about 1,000 by Sept. 23. A week ago, the model …

Dallas County reported two more COVID-19 deaths and 106 new coronavirus cases Monday as concerns increase that a new variant of the virus could become the dominant strain in North Texas. The latest victims were a Dallas man in his 80s and a DeSoto woman in her 70s. Both had underlying high-risk health conditions. County Judge Clay Jenkins said in …