articleHealth officials in Idaho, North Carolina and Rhode Island reported the states' first cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus on Friday. Mecklenburg County health officials said that a student at the University of North Carolina Charlotte was isolated and has recovered. READ MORE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe case is the only report of omicron that the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has received thus far. Many Idahoans regularly travel this time of year, and we need to remember to continue to take precautions, including receiving your vaccine or vaccine booster if you have not done so already." In Rhode Island, a person in their 20s tested positive for the variant after recently returning to Providence County from New York.

Source: Fox News December 11, 2021 21:17 UTC