Augie Ray on Nostr: A #COVID19 account posted that the West has exploding COVID levels. That isn't ...
A #COVID19 account posted that the West has exploding COVID levels. That isn't entirely accurate.
As noted yesterday, Anchorage is skyrocketing to near-record levels of COVID in wastewater. As a result, it's pulling up the average line for the West on WastewaterSCAN.
It is true that the average across 39 sites in the West doubled in a week. But if you eliminate Anchorage, the situation isn't as dire. Most are below 70 PMMoV, with hotspots in HI, CA, and CO.
Still, COVID's rising! Be careful.
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2026-08-16 23:08:36 UTCEvent JSON
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