With BA.2 variant, county's COVID cases up 2nd week in a row
EVERETT — Snohomish County’s reported COVID cases increased for the second week in a row, and local health officials are warning of an incoming wave of omicron subvariant BA.2 cases.
A total of 498 cases were reported to the Snohomish Health District last week. That’s up from 376 the week prior and 290 before that.
Weekly hospital admissions are still lower than five per 100,000, health officer Dr. Chris Spitters told reporters Tuesday. And less than 10% of local hospital beds are occupied by COVID patients. That means the county is still in a low “COVID-19 community level,” according to an analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“However, the recent increase in cases is concerning,” Spitters said, “and warrants ongoing monitoring for continued increases and/or impacts on hospitalizations.”
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