COVID-19 Delta Variant ‘Accelerating' In North Texas And Across The Nation

CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

June 22, 2021

New research shows the COVID-19 variant, first discovered in India, is growing in North Texas and across the country.

“Looking at the way the delta variant has accelerated here in the United States in the last three weeks, by far, this could be the predominant strain at the rate that we’re going at,” said Dr. Nikhil Bhayani, an Infectious Disease Specialist with Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance.

He said the growing presence of the delta variant is a reminder of why vaccines are important.

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