CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — It’s possible that the U. S. and California have long since overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, but that doesn’t mean positive cases are still emerging. Over the past seven days, the positivity rate has increased to 10. 1%, a buildup of 2. 1% during this period.
The California COVID-19 dashboard indicates that COVID-19 testing has dropped significantly, from more than 155 tests in 100,000 more people to just 32 tests in 100,000 more people in the past seven days.
Monterey County check positivity increased from 2. 4% to 8%, from 0. 4% to 10. 7% in Santa Cruz County, and from 9. 9% to 15. 5% in San Benito County. Currently, this has shown a correlation with an increase in hospitalizations on the Central Coast.
Recently, a new strain of COVID-10, EG. 5, has overtaken Omicron as the dominant strain.
To date, cases involving the new variant have been reported in the United Kingdom, the United States and elsewhere.
The most recent knowledge from the UK Health Security Agency suggests that EG. 5 accounts for around 14. 6%, or one in seven, of all COVID-19 cases in the UK.
According to one expert, Canada will see a backlog of cases through the end of August. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that EG. 5 accounted for about 17. 3%, or one in six, of new COVID-19 cases in the U. S. during the last two weeks.
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