California’s summer COVID surge has proven to be particularly strong and enduring, surprising experts at its tenacity as it storms to levels not seen in summertime in more than two years.
California's summer COVID surge has proved to be particularly strong and enduring, surprising experts with its tenacity as it storms into a third month. The strength of this summer's COVID surge probably is largely related to the ever-more infectious subvariants that continue to emerge as the coronavirus evolves, said Dr. Elizabeth Hudson, regional chief of infectious disease at Kaiser Permanente Southern California.
illness, complaining of sore throats so intense they feel as if they're swallowing razors or broken glass, and bouts of severe coughing that leave them winded. It may be that some people are years removed from their last infection or vaccine dose, making this summer's sickness feel especially terrible, doctors say.
was likely declining: Hawaii and Nevada. Besides California, the states labeled as being on a stable or uncertain COVID trajectory were Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Maine and Pennsylvania.
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