New data from the California Department of Public Health shows the positivity rate in the state is 9.7% -- the highest it's been in months.
That number is more than four times what it was two weeks ago. On December 15, the state positivity rate was 2.3%.The state's 7-day test positivity rate has more than *quadrupled* in just the last two weeks.December 29, 2021
"If you're like me, you're getting calls from friends and relatives more than you ever have over the past two years about, 'I got it. I was exposed to it. What do I do?'" Dr. Bob Wachter, the chair of UCSF's Department of Medicine, told ABC7 News."And that's even in vaccinated people, so it is clear that we're going to see a lot of cases.
There are some silver linings. Despite the rising cases, hospitalizations remain low. Marin County has just four people in the hospital despite rising cases.
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