It’s too early to say that the annual autumn COVID-19 surge is happening here but things look they’re moving that way.
Last week the number of patients in New Hampshire hospitals with COVID rose above 100 for the first time since early August. At the same time, the running two-week tally of deaths from the disease is above 20 for the first time since early July.
And while there’s no good count of new cases any longer due to all the unreported home testing, the analysis of wastewater in city sewer systems isn’t reassuring.
The amount of COVID virus found in Concord’s wastewater results reported via the CDC are at the highest level since July and have risen sharply in the past month. Boston’s more detailed analysis found virus levels in that city’s sewage are higher than they have been since May after doubling in a week, leading the Boston Public Health Commission to warn people not to stop taking precautions.
So I’ll do the same: Don’t stop taking precautions. Get vaccinated and boosted, and wear a mask in a crowd of strangers, especially indoors.
As they say: It ain’t over ‘til it’s over. It definitely ain’t over.
