Becker's Healthcare September 3, 2024
COVID-19 metrics in the U.S. fell slightly for the week ending Aug. 24, indicating the nation’s summer wave may be slowing.
In terms of the sheer number of infections, experts estimate this summer’s wave as the largest summer spike since the pandemic began, though hospitalizations have remained far below levels seen in previous surges.
Test positivity was 17% for the week ending Aug. 24, down 0.8% from the week prior. In the same week, COVID accounted for 2.5% of emergency departments, marking a nearly 4% decline from the previous week.
Despite early signs of decline, wastewater data — an early indicator of whether trends are increasing or decreasing — shows virus levels remain “very high” across the...
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