“The state as a whole looks like we are seeing a plateauing of the curve, where our new cases aren’t going up anymore,” said Dr.
On Wednesday, DSHS reported the seven-day average for daily cases was 41,413, which is down from the peak of 52,709 reached on Jan.
Shuford stressed, however, the latest pandemic surge, driven by the highly transmissible omicron variant, is far from over and will continue straining medical resources across the state.
Shuford said she’s most encouraged by data coming from cities where the omicron variant spread faster and earlier than others, such as Houston and Dallas.