AXIOS July 15, 2024
COVID-19 cases are growing or likely growing in 45 states and territories, and more than half of the states have virus levels that are “very high” or “high” as a summertime wave expands, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
Why it matters: The prevalence of COVID is especially high in the West, where test positivity in the region comprising Arizona, California, Hawaii and Nevada stood at 15.6% and viral activity in wastewater has been rising over the past month, according to the agency.
- More than 70% of infections come from KP variants that are descendants of the highly contagious JN.1 strain, which surged over the winter, and are among the so-called FLiRT variants.
Threat level: COVID-19 cases...
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