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Boston officials report elevated virus levels in wastewater
BOSTON (AP) — Boston well being officers mentioned Friday they’re involved about elevated ranges of the coronavirus within the metropolis’s wastewater.
The focus of the virus elevated by 3.1% over the previous week and by almost 100% over the previous two weeks, in line with the Boston Public Well being Fee.
New COVID-19 instances in Boston have decreased barely over the previous week, although the info doesn’t embody constructive outcomes from at-home checks, the fee mentioned.
Boston hospitals had 170 new COVID-19 hospital admissions.
The general public well being commissioner says will increase in COVID-19 associated hospitalizations, mixed with flu season, would trigger “main pressure” on Boston’s well being care system.
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