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Harris County COVID-19 community level moved to Green -- lowest level since 2020

Ana Gonzalez, Digital Content Producer

Tags: COVID-19, Threat Level, Lina Hidalgo
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HOUSTON – Harris County Public Health announced Thursday that the COVID-19 Community Level has moved to the lowest level -- Green.

In a news release, officials said wastewater viral load continued to trend downward and COVID-19 cases have dropped to the lowest numbers since the start of the pandemic in 2020.

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Harris County recently transitioned from the COVID-19 Threat Level system to the CDC’s COVID-19 Community Level model.

“Across the board, whether it be hospitalizations, cases, trends or raw numbers, that is a testament to the work this community did and continues to do to fight COVID-19,” Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said in a statement. “It took a concerted community effort to get us to this point, and I am so proud of Harris County for reaching this milestone.”

Judge Hidalgo urges the community to take necessary precautions as cooler temperatures kick in.

HCPH is offering the Pfizer and Moderna bivalent vaccines, which offers protection against variants such as the Omicron variant. To learn more and to find your nearest vaccination site, click here.

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A graduate of the University of Houston-Downtown, Ana moved to H-Town from sunny southern California in 2015. In 2020, she joined the KPRC 2 digital team as an intern. Ana is a self-proclaimed coffee connoisseur, a catmom of 3, and an aquarium enthusiast. In her spare time, she's an avid video gamer and loves to travel.

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