Many of the new cases were attributed to the BA.2 Omicron subvariant of the virus.
cases over the past three days, along with 16 new deaths, with health officials Monday again noting increases in average daily case numbers attributed to the infectious BA.2 subvariant of the virus., the county averaged 1,553 new COVID cases per day over the past seven days, up from 960 two weeks ago — an increase of just over 61%.
Thus far, however, the increased virus transmission has not translated to major jumps in hospitalizations. According to state figures, there were 230 COVID-positive patients in county hospitals as of Monday, up from 12 the day before. Of those patients, 27 were being treated in intensive care, the same as Sunday.
Patient totals have leveled off at a relatively low number after a major drop from last winter's peak in mid-January. The 4,690 new cases reported for Saturday, Sunday and Monday increased the cumulative total from throughout the pandemic to 2,864,284. The county no longer reports case numbers on weekends.
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