Boston is seeing high community spread of COVID, so officials are asking people to mask up, maintain social distancing and avoid large crowds.
A new wave of COVID-19 is hitting Boston nearly three years after the start of the pandemic.Boston officials are asking people to mask up, maintain social distancing and avoid large crowds while the spread is still high.starting today. Students and faculty are also required to mask up in crowded outdoor settings.Suffolk County is now experiencing high community spread of COVID-19, according to the CDC.
Dec. 28 through Jan. 4, Boston hospitals reported 306 new COVID-19 hospitalizations, a 41% increase from two weeks before, according to the Boston Public Health Commission.The pandemic proof is in the pudding, or in this case, in the human waste processed by the Deer Island Wastewater Treatment Plant.
As of Dec. 29, viral concentration in Suffolk County's wastewater was up 42% over the previous week and 116% over the last two weeks.“We should all be masking indoors, staying home when sick and testing for COVID-19," Health Commissioner Dr. Bisola Ojikutu said in a statement. Ojikutu said the numbers speak for themselves, despite the fact that some people may have “pandemic fatigue.”
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