Summer Wave?
Got an email from work (I work for a hospital) saying this:

The CDC shows a 12.1% rise in hospitalizations from July 16 to 22.
COVID-19 patient census stood at just 13 patients on July 10. but today we have 38 patients with COVID-19.

Employee exposures and laboratory testing positivity rates for employees and patients are also rising.

COVID-19 wastewater surveillance levels in the county are increasing.

So on the rise this week - I hope it's a blip and not a trend.

Even so the increased numbers are *exceptionally low* compared to just a few months ago.

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Foxnew has a link saying the same thing a few days ago, for those who have open minds and ask questions:

https://www.foxnews.com/health/covid-hospitalizations-are-on-the-rise-could-signal-late-summer-wave-says-the-cdc



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An NYT article for the "latte drinkers" among us:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/health/covid-rise.html

The number of deaths is the lowest since the pandemic began, and roughly one-tenth of the levels in January. Most virus fatalities now occur in adults older than 75. But the real toll will be apparent only at the end of the year, after the fall and winter’s respiratory blitz, experts said.