Marin County’s COVID-19 summer surge eases as local transmission, hospitalizations drop

(Eli Walsh/Bay City News)

The latest Marin County data reveals a steady decline in local COVID-19 transmission and hospitalizations since mid-August, according to the county’s public health department.

Virus levels in wastewater and the number of individuals hospitalized are their lowest in two months, signaling the summer surge is resolving, the county said Friday. report from MSN.

As of Sept. 6, there were six people in the county hospitalized for COVID-19, according to the county dashboard. Hospitalizations this year peaked in late July when 16 people were hospitalized. This still doesn’t compare with 2023, when 19 people were hospitalized at the end of August. 

Last year, the county said that the expected winter seasonal increase in COVID-19 for Marin County started in mid-November

The updated 2024-25 COVID-19 vaccine is available in Marin County. It is recommended for all people 6 months and older, according to the health department. It must be administered at least two months after the patient’s last COVID-19 vaccine.

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