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Auggie

(31,774 posts)
Thu Jul 18, 2024, 03:39 AM Jul 2024

Surging California wastewater readings signal 'very high' COVID levels

San Francisco Chronicle / July 17, 2024

As severe heat drove Bay Area residents indoors, a ripple effect may have triggered a spike in coronavirus infections and COVID-19 diagnoses across the region.

California is now one of seven states where wastewater levels of the coronavirus have soared to the “very high” mark for the first time since winter, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The swell is evident in various indicators, including a rising number of repeat and first-time infections. The summer surge is driven by more transmissible variants of SARS-CoV-2, waning immunity from vaccinations, and more people letting down their guard.

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Statewide, emergency room visits are up by 15% compared with the previous week, and the coronavirus test positivity rate has leapt to 13% from a low of 1.8% just three months ago. California is one of 45 states currently experiencing a rise in infections, with none reporting declines, CDC figures show.

Link (paywall): https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/article/surging-california-wastewater-readings-signal-19578050.php

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Surging California wastewater readings signal 'very high' COVID levels (Original Post) Auggie Jul 2024 OP
So climate change heat and cold will impact covid occurrence spikes. Irish_Dem Jul 2024 #1
Is it due to people congregating in air-conditioned rooms, instead of being outside? Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #2
Potential causes, according to the link ... Auggie Jul 2024 #5
CDC data with an interactive map. ancianita Jul 2024 #3
Thanks for this. Wow. Auggie Jul 2024 #4
We have to be careful and get boosters. This is likely much bigger than we know. ancianita Jul 2024 #6

Auggie

(31,774 posts)
5. Potential causes, according to the link ...
Thu Jul 18, 2024, 01:47 PM
Jul 2024

• Waning immunity from vaccinations

• More people letting down their guard

• Highly transmissible FLiRT variants

• And yes, the shift to indoor activities

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