'Omicron if its 1 then BA.2 which came around next was 30% more infectious. This new subvariant is 25% yet more infectious,' said Dr. Greene, referring to the BA.2.12.1 omicron subvariant which makes up 56% of new COVID cases nationwide.
As COVID-19 infections grow across the state, all eyes are on our wastewater, including the Bay Area, where COVID cases have been increasing rapidly.Concentration levels show that BA.1 is almost non-existent. BA.2 which includes BA.2.12.1 has taken over.
"In Yolo County where the concentration in the wastewater right now are almost as high as they were during the omicron surge in Davis. Then Oceanside in San Francisco is always been sort of a centennial plant for us where things happen there first. You can see that the levels at Oceanside in the wastewater are currently twice what they were two weeks ago," said Professor Boehm."BA.4 and BA.
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