CDC finds ‘very high’ levels of COVID-19 in Hawaii’s sewage – Hawaiipublicradio

Hawaii is among 21 states with very high levels of the COVID-19 virus in local sewage, according to the latest figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Other western states that show very high levels of COVID-19 include Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.

As of July 17, Hawaiis COVID-19 weekly count was at 937 cases. The 7-day daily average of cases came out to 135 cases.

The CDC says that the national COVID levels in wastewater have been heightened for the second week in a row.

The FliRT subvariant is the most recent strain to hit the country, and the CDC says the latest findings show that it makes up about 80% of the cases nationally.

The Wastewater Viral Activity Levels are categorized into minimal, low, moderate, high or very high as follows:

For more information on COVID-19 and wastewater, click here.

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