Coronavirus

COVID surging in California, nears two-year summer high. ‘Almost everybody has it’

Author: Rong-Gong Lin II Staff Writer Source: Los Angeles Times
July 29, 2024 at 13:31
Dania Maxwell/Los Angeles Time
Dania Maxwell/Los Angeles Time

If it seems like many people around you are getting COVID-19, you’re not alone. Coronavirus levels in California’s wastewater are surging to levels not seen in summertime since 2022.

If it seems like many people around you are getting COVID-19, you’re not alone.

Federal data show coronavirus levels in California’s wastewater are surging to levels not seen in summertime since 2022, indicating a wide and worsening spread of COVID.

“We are seeing ... a definite, definite surge,” said Dr. Elizabeth Hudson, regional chief of infectious disease at Kaiser Permanente Southern California.

The surge is clearly apparent in doctor’s offices and clinics where people are seeking outpatient treatment, Hudson said. But, thankfully, not many people are having to be hospitalized because of COVID-19 at this point.

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