The United States has reported its first death due to the new omicron variant of the coronavirus in Texas, local media reported Monday.
"Sad to report the first local fatality from the omicron variant of Covid-19. A man in his 50s from the eastern portion of Harris County who was not vaccinated," Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo tweeted earlier in the day.
The victim had an underlying health condition, she added.
Reports from ABC News and Fox News said this is believed to be the first recorded omicron-related death in the United States, according to Xinhua.
Omicron accounts for 73.2 per cent of new cases across the country in the week that ended on Dec. 18, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.