25-12-2021 19:34 via kxan.com

Think you have allergies? So do many people testing positive for COVID-19 in Central Texas

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin-Travis County health leaders say many of the people testing positive for COVID-19 right now thought they only had allergies.
Janet Pichette, APH's chief epidemiologist, said local contact tracers are hearing from an overwhelming number of people that tested positive for COVID-19 before the holidays that they thought they were experiencing cedar fever or other seasonal allergies.
Cedar counts have been very high in Austin-Travis County over the past few days.
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