Fort Bend County increases Covid-19 threat level to ‘significant’

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FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — Fort Bend County Judge KP George was joined by Dr. Peter Hotez and local leaders to warn of increasing Covid-19 hospitalizations on Aug. 3, urging more people to get vaccinated.

The county’s Covid threat level was officially raised from “moderate” to “significant.”

George described the growing threat from the delta variant as a “challenging situation.”

The county…