Augie RayThe Summer 2024 COVID Surge Continues: Update for August 2, 2024Last week’s wastewater data suggested that the summer COVID surge might be coming to an end. A week later, our COVID surge continues, with…2d ago2d ago
Augie RayCOVID Summer Surge Nears Uneven Peak in the United States: Update for July 26, 2024Data from multiple sources indicate the current summer COVID-19 surge may be at a peak in the US, although the situation varies widely from…Jul 26Jul 26
Augie RayCOVID Already Impacts the Definitely-Not-Post-Pandemic Paris Olympic GamesWeeks ago, the Paris Olympics were being billed as the first “post-pandemic” Olympics. With the Opening Ceremonies a day away, let’s check…Jul 24Jul 24
Augie RayCOVID’s Summer Surge Is Accelerating: Update for July 19, 2024President Joe Biden, who declared the pandemic over almost two years ago, has been infected for the third time. He will have to stop…Jul 19Jul 19
Augie RayCOVID Escalating Across US: Update for July 12, 2024After taking a week off from wastewater reporting for the Independence Day holiday, the CDC today updated the National Wastewater…Jul 13Jul 13
Augie RayUS COVID Update for July 7, 2024: Infections High in Parts of US, and the CDC Takes a Vacation…This week, the US CDC discreetly increased its warnings about the risks of COVID, and then promptly took a holiday vacation. It did this…Jul 71Jul 71
Augie RayUS COVID Update for June 29, 2024: A Summer Surge, New CDC Guidance, and Evidence of Long-Term…A five-minute update on the COVID situation in the US:Jun 29Jun 29
Augie RayCOVID-19 is Rising in the US: Why that Matters: An Update for June 22, 2024“This is a wake-up call. The virus hasn’t gone away and is certainly not a seasonal infection.” — Professor Lawrence Young, virologist at…Jun 22Jun 22
Augie RayCOVID Update for June 14, 2024: Our Summer Surge is FormingCOVID is generally rising in the US, but rates are very different from state to state.Jun 14Jun 14