California is bracing for an earlier-than-usual start to the summer COVID-19 season as coronavirus concentrations in sewage and the statewide positive-test rate are on the rise. The emergence of the FLiRT subvariants, including KP.2, KP.3, and KP.1.1, which now account for a significant portion of infections nationwide, has led to a shift in the virus … Read more
The Bay Area is experiencing a notable rise in COVID-19 levels, detected through wastewater analysis, earlier than last summer. According to Stanford University’s WastewaterSCAN project, COVID-19 levels have increased at 82% of monitored sites across the region. Amanda Bidwell from WastewaterSCAN confirmed that this trend mirrors a national upward trend observed over the past three … Read more
Hospitals in the United States, particularly in New York City, have reissued mask mandates in response to a notable surge in COVID-19 cases. Prompted by a 33.2 percent increase in hospital admissions in specific areas like Suffolk and Nassau counties, health officials are taking decisive action to safeguard patients and healthcare workers. Driven by the … Read more