Cumulative Confirmed COVID-19 Cases

Sunday, June 02, 2024

Dr Ruth's COVID news & more newsletter 6/2/24

Here's an excerpt from Dr Ruth Ann Crystal's latest COVID news & more newsletter. Make sure you read the whole thing for more information.

"Hawaii is at a HIGH level of SARS-CoV-2 in their wastewater. The Hawaiian wastewater virus levels are as high as what was seen in December and January in the rest of the U.S. This may be due to Hawaii’s relative proximity to countries where COVID levels are also high such as Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. In the rest of the United States, wastewater SARS-2 levels are at “LOW” levels, up from “MINIMAL” levels last week. Wyoming and Maine have a “Substantial” level of COVID virus in wastewater. Emergency department visits for COVID are up 5.1%, but overall a low compared to earlier this year.

SARS-2 in wastewater in the U.S. 

From https://www.cdc.gov/nwss/rv/COVID19-nationaltrend.html

Hawaii levels are “Excessive”

From https://iowacovid19tracker.org

"FLiRT mutated variants KP.2 and KP.3 make up 41% of the variants in the U.S. now, with KP.1.1 representing another 9.2% of cases. The KP family now makes up more than 50% of the variants circulating in the United States and has pushed JN.1 out."

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