1st US Death With Omicron Variant of CCP Virus Reported in Texas

Genview Diagnosis medical assistant Kenny Tran gives a laboratory technician back her COVID-19 test-tube at Foxconn Assembly in Houston, Texas, on Aug. 13, 2021. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Texas on Dec. 21 reported what is widely believed to be the first death in the United States related to the new Omicron variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes the disease COVID-19.

An unvaccinated Houston man in his 50s with underlying health conditions is believed to be the victim of the Omicron-related death, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo confirmed on Monday.