Hawaiʻi is among 21 states with “very high” levels of the COVID-19 virus in local sewage, according to the latest figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Other western states that show very high levels of COVID-19 include Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.
As of July 17, Hawaiʻiʻs COVID-19 weekly count was at 937 cases. The 7-day daily average of cases came out to 135 cases.
The CDC says that the national COVID levels in wastewater have been heightened for the second week in a row.
The “FliRT” subvariant is the most recent strain to hit the country, and the CDC says the latest findings show that it makes up about 80% of the cases nationally.
The Wastewater Viral Activity Levels are categorized into minimal, low, moderate, high or very high as follows:
- Less than 1.5 – Minimal
- Greater than 1.5 and up to 3 – Low
- Greater than 3 and up to 4.5 – Moderate
- Greater than 4.5 and up to 8 – High
- Greater than 8 – Very High
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