Don’t be alarmed. Houston-area spike in COVID-19 cases is related to a reporting lag, not infections

Covid-19 spike blamed on Houston-area lab delays

People wait at a Heal 360 drive through COVID testing site in a shopping center along Tomball Pkwy. near Bammel North North Houston Rd., Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022 in Houston.New data from the Texas Medical Center shows a massive spike in the number of positive COVID cases last week in the Houston area, jumping from 189 on March 21 to 3,280 on March 22.

But don’t be alarmed. The sudden spike is related to a reporting lag, not an enormous increase in the number of new infections.The omicron variant BA.2 is making inroads across U.S., but Houston data tells a different story for now Among the new data released Monday, the medical center reported a testing positivity rate of 2.1 percent, the lowest percentage in more than a year.

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