President Biden isn't the only one testing positive for COVID. A growing number of North Texans are catching a new variant or the virus.
The CDC says COVID cases are on the rise across the country with many people in North Texas testing positive.A new variant called FLiRT is spreading in the U.S., particularly in southern states."It has some of the symptoms that some of the previous variants or mutations have had. With nasal congestion, sore throat and fever. Not as much cough which throws people off," said Lisa Burch, a nurse practitioner at the Citra Urgent Care clinic in University Park.
The State of Texas stopped tracking COVID hospitalizations on May 31, but according to the DFW Hospital Council, hospitalizations are not increasing at the same rate."If you're having a fever and some of these symptoms, it's probably not a bad idea to test yourself for COVID," said Burch.Cases are expected to rise once again in the fall and winter.
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