COVID-19 cases are continuing to surge across the Bay Area, driven largely by subvariants of Omicron. All nine Bay Area counties are now considered ‘high’ risk for the community spread of COVID-19 by the CDC.
COVID-19 cases are continuing to surge across the Bay Area, driven largely driven by subvariants of Omicron. All nine Bay Area counties are now considered ‘high risk' for the community spread of COVID-19 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.cases are continuing to surge across the Bay Area, driven largely driven by subvariants of Omicron.
"Not everybody is going to get COVID." said Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, an infectious disease expert with UCSF Health. "It’s just a matter again of using tools in the community, sensibly to try and reduce risk." is recommending masking up in public places across the Bay Area's nine counties. The California Department of Public Health is also reminding parents to get their kids the vaccine, now authorized for children under five.
Pan says the vaccine continues to prevent severe COVID-19 in a majority of people who get it, so despite the uptick in cases, hospitalizations remain fairly low.In Santa Clara County, its cases, like much of the country, are tied to newer subvariants of Omicron.
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