More than 30 states have the highest level of coronavirus detection.
Coronavirus detection in U.S. wastewater continues to surge, with 'very high' levels reported in the majority of states, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals.As of August 29, 'very high' levels of activity have been detected in 31 states, up from 27 states on August 8 and just seven states in mid-July.Some areas have been more affected than others, with the highest levels seen in the Southern states.
infections has been seen across the U.S. this summer, driven largely by a new group of subvariants nicknamed FLiRT.The name derives from the position of the mutations in their spike proteins — projections on the virus surface that allow them to enter our cells.These proteins are also used as targets by immune systems and vaccinations, so changes in their structure can allow the virus to bypass the body's defenses more easily.As of August 31, the now dominant subvariant, KP.3.1.
cases over the previous two weeks, according to the CDC, with the FLiRT variants accounting for more than 80 percent of cases in total.Meanwhile, a total of 17 percent of all COVID tests conducted in the U.S. in the week leading to August 30 also returned positive results.However, the figures were slightly lower than the positive test data from the previous week, suggesting that this summer's infection wave could finally be slowing down.While the U.S.
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