AXIOS July 31, 2024
Tina Reed

The summer’s COVID-19 wave is continuing, with the latest wastewater surveillance data detecting “high” virus activity levels across the majority of the U.S. and “very high” levels in 19 states, per Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.

Why it matters: The virus is especially prevalent across the western U.S. and the South, in particular a region that includes New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana, where test positivity topped 23%, per agency data.

  • Test positivity is also elevated — to nearly 18% — in the region composed of California, Nevada and Arizona.

Between the lines: Almost 80% of circulating variants are...

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