Roberts: Local authorities monitoring omicron situation

TYLER — The omicron variant of COVID-19 hasn’t turned up in East Texas yet, but local health authorities are keeping a watchful eye. NET Health’s George Roberts says UT Health Science Center at Tyler has been sending samples to the state periodically, and state health officials are keeping an eye on things as well. Roberts also says local authorities are monitoring the situation elsewhere in the state and nation, and around the world, with their minds on how it may apply to the East Texas region. This week’s dashboard shows no radical changes in the East Texas COVID landscape since the last report. Roberts continues to sound the call for vaccinations. For more information on COVID-19 in East Texas, click here.