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COVID levels rising in much of U.S., with highest in West, CDC says (www.cbsnews.com)

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The summer surge of COVID-19 doesn't appear to be slowing down — instead, a key indicator for tracking the spread of the virus has increased, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In an update shared Friday, official data showed wastewater activity for COVID-19 is now at a "moderate" level nationwide, up from "low" the previous week.

Wastewater levels for the virus are currently the highest in the Western U.S., the data also showed. States in this region showing high levels include: Alaska, California, Colorado, Nevada and Utah.

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[–] Alinor@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Just a guess, but USA has limited paid sick leave days or something right? Maybe that also has an impact? People just start going to work sick after a while, infecting even more people.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 day ago

Lol no. You're thinking of functional democracies like we have them in Europe

The US, if Covid were to return today, would become world's biggest leper colony within a month.

[–] runner_g@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 5 days ago

The US has 0 federally mandated sick leave days. Very few people care about covid anymore. I have always attributed the summer surge to the significant increase in travel when school's not in session.