It's still too early to predict whether Omicron's rapid spread will help push coronavirus from the pandemic phase to a more manageable endemic phase -- but "I would hope that that's the case," Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday.
New cases and active cases of COVID-19 in McLennan County soared to record levels Wednesday as local hospitalizations with the virus hit almos…
Two prosecution witnesses who tested positive for COVID-19 and a third who is quarantined after exposure to the virus forced the postponement …
The explosive increase in U.S. coronavirus case counts is raising alarm, but some experts believe the focus should instead be on COVID-19 hospital admissions, which aren’t climbing as fast.
Local public schools are keeping their fingers crossed with the start of classes Tuesday amid another community surge of COVID-19 cases — a scenario eerily similar to last August when districts fully resumed in-person classes just as the delta variant arrived.
The newest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic sent McLennan County’s active case count spiking more rapidly than any previous surge as of Monday.
An unsung arm of the immune system appears to protect against severe disease with the omicron variant even when antibodies wane, helping to explain why a record wave of infections hasn't engulfed hospitals so far.
As many prepared to party through New Year’s, the newest COVID-19 variant continued its rapid spread through McLennan County and children’s ho…
In a recently published New York Times op-ed piece, Dr. Daniela Lamas warned of "compassion fatigue" amongst hospital healthcare workers towar…
McLennan County’s active COVID-19 case count and testing positivity rates have almost tripled in the past week as Christmas came and went, and…
The U.S. flu season has arrived on schedule after taking a year off, with flu hospitalizations rising and two child deaths reported.
The McLennan County Public Health District will conduct COVID-19 vaccination clinics at the following locations over the next two weeks. Johns…
2022 is right around the corner. CNN's Harry Enten has new numbers on how many people make New Year's resolutions, and how many actually keep them.
Anyone waiting for a rapid COVID-19 test before Christmas travel and gatherings may be beyond the help of a last-minute appeal to Santa.
LOS ANGELES — A highly influential COVID-19 forecast is projecting that the omicron surge may result in as many as 400,000 new coronavirus cases a day across the nation — significantly higher than last winter’s record of 250,000 cases a day.
You've tested positive for Covid-19 right before the holidays. What now? CNN Health Reporter Jacqueline Howard explains what you should to do …
The fast-spreading omicron variant of the coronavirus has appeared in McLennan County, public health officials said Monday, adding that it has…
Dec. 18, 2020, is a red letter day for Waco pulmonologist Dr. Maydee Rosario.
The omicron variant of COVID-19 has not been found in McLennan County as of Monday, but limited genetic sequencing and a low vaccination rate …
Public health officials in McLennan County are bracing for a new COVID-19 variant to arrive here and urging residents to take steps to protect…
Omicron, the newest coronavirus variant, is also the quickest to be labeled a "variant of concern" by the World Health Organization and the U.…
President Joe Biden on Monday said the new Omicron coronavirus variant is "a cause for concern, not a cause for panic," as federal health offi…
The coronavirus mutates as it spreads and many new variants, including those with worrying genetic changes, often just die out. Scientists mon…
The usual weekend bump of new COVID-19 cases in McLennan County reported on Mondays continued its slow shrinkage with 33 new cases, no fatalit…
With Thanksgiving arriving in two weeks and Christmas a month later, McLennan County health officials are suggesting a new item for family hol…
