Just two weeks ago, Puerto Rico had a COVID-19 test positivity rate of 2% — the lowest it had ever been, according to the island’s health department COVID-19 dashboard. As of today, that rate (an indicator of community spread) jumped to 33%.
The omicron variant in Puerto Rico account for 92% of the COVID-19 cases, according to the island's health department.
The government recently announced that booster shots would be required for first responders, restaurant employees and public employees that work in the educational system. The combination of massive events, the holiday season and a highly transmissible variant sparked the spike in positivity rate in the island, experts say.
“We cannot wait to see what happens with the hospitalizations before decisions are made because our healthcare system is frail,” Colón-Ramos told ABC News.
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