Despite high vaccination rates, the omicron variant is causing a rise in cases across the Bay Area and beyond.
Across the Bay Area, signs are pointing to the current surge in coronavirus cases driven by the highly infectious omicron variant topping the peak in delta cases over the summer and propelling the region toward its second worst wave of cases since the pandemic began.
“This is a very steep wave,” said Jorge Salinas, an infectious disease expert at Stanford. “We haven’t peaked yet.” According to California’s COVID-19 dashboard, the daily case average is now 6,176, with test positivity nearly doubling in a week to 5.4%. Still, in a state where more than 70% of people are fully vaccinated, hospitalizations remain relatively low, with about 4,400 people now hospitalized with COVID-19 compared to more than 8,700 in August during the delta surge.
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