{"id":17626,"date":"2021-12-13T16:45:46","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T21:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?post_type=press-release&#038;p=17626"},"modified":"2024-08-26T17:19:27","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T21:19:27","slug":"statement-on-omicron-variant-testing-in-orange-county-december-13-2021","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2021\/12\/statement-on-omicron-variant-testing-in-orange-county-december-13-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement from Orange County Government on Omicron Variant Testing | December 13, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-8993\" src=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oc-logo-150x150.png\" alt=\"Orange County Government\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oc-logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oc-logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oc-logo-241x241.png 241w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oc-logo-600x599.png 600w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oc-logo.png 606w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>A preliminary test for the Omicron variant has been developed for wastewater and is in beta-testing until fully validated by the lab analyzing the samples. Initial results indicate that the Omicron variant has been detected in Orange County in the South West Reclamation Facility and the North West Reclamation Facility.\u00a0 We are expecting more definitive results on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Demings and Dr. Raul Pino from the Florida Department of Health in Orange County urge everyone five years of age and older to get a COVID-19 vaccination.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-17628\" src=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OCFL081621-0416-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OCFL081621-0416-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OCFL081621-0416-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OCFL081621-0416-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OCFL081621-0416-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OCFL081621-0416-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OCFL081621-0416-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OCFL081621-0416-785x523.jpg 785w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-17627\" src=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OCFL081621-0321-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OCFL081621-0321-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OCFL081621-0321-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OCFL081621-0321-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OCFL081621-0321-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OCFL081621-0321-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OCFL081621-0321-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OCFL081621-0321-785x523.jpg 785w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A preliminary test for the Omicron variant has been developed for wastewater and is in beta-testing until fully validated by the lab analyzing the samples. Initial results indicate that the Omicron variant has been detected in Orange County in the South West Reclamation Facility and the North West Reclamation Facility.\u00a0 We are expecting more definitive [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-17626","press-release","type-press-release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Statement from Orange County Government on Omicron Variant Testing | December 13, 2021<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2021\/12\/statement-on-omicron-variant-testing-in-orange-county-december-13-2021\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Statement from Orange County Government on Omicron Variant Testing | December 13, 2021\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A preliminary test for the Omicron variant has been developed for wastewater and is in beta-testing until fully validated by the lab analyzing the samples. 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