HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- The first case of the omicron variant has been detected in Harris County.
On Monday, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo confirmed a woman in northwest Harris County tested positive for the new variant.
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According to Hidalgo, the woman had no recent travel history.
"The best way to protect ourselves and our community from this virus is to get vaccinated & boosted," Hidalgo wrote on Twitter.