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COVID in Colorado Weekly Update - 6/12/24

Reported Cases rises to 900 from 781, rising 15%!

Positivity drops to 6.2% (from 7.8).

Covid patients rises to 96 from 82.

The wastewater data continues to show steep rises. Image
The wastewater picture is concerning.
This is the most number of "increasing utilities" since the first week of January.
MOST of the front range utilities except those in Colorado Springs are reporting increases.
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The data from the wastewater median is BAD: the median has increased 24-fold since last week.

Yes, the 5-day median today (48,000 Covid Copies per liter) is 24 times HIGHER than it was last week (2,000).

See the chart below (this is the version I've been sharing recently) Image
The version above caps the y-axis to show the low numbers of recent months more clearly.
below is the full version, across the same time scale)

Our current level is similar to January/ Early February, but well below the December peak, which are about 4 times higher. Image
I also want to make clear that while I'm super annoyed that the median shot up over the last week, the levels remain low compared to most of the pandemic.

That said, if you've relaxed your protections recently due to low levels, it may be time to tighten up again given the rise Image
The variant data was released this week, updating for the full month of May. It's variant Soup again, after several months where JN.1 was dominant.
KP.3, one of the newest variants, was the most common variant sequenced (21%), closely followed by JN.1 (16%) and KP.2 (14%) Image
The Walgreens positivity Index drops slightly this week, though more tests were performed. Image
On to the H5N1 situation:

4 dairy herds with positive cattle have been affected (2 in Northeast Colorado, 2 unknown)

A domestic cat in Morgan County (NE Co) tested positive around the same time as the 2 additional herds were reported. Image
To sum it all up:

We have a new variant, and we are seeing a new rise in cases & hospitalizations.

Wastewater levels resemble those we saw in January 2024.

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May 19
Is there #HPAI #H5N1 Flu in our Meat?

We know it has been found in our milk & dairy cattle, & wastewater.

@USDA & @CDC have been mum about its presence in beef.

What do the data show us?

There's an overlap of elevated Flu A in wastewater with slaughterhouse locations.🧵 Image showing US map showing the location of elevated Flu A in wastewater and location of US large slaughterhouse facilities.   Image from: https://public.tableau.com/views/SpatialCorrelationUSLargeMeatProcessingFacilitiesElevatedFluAlevels/Dashboard1?:language=en-US&:sid=&:display_count=n&:origin=viz_share_link
Disclaimers
1) Correlation isnt causation
2) I havent tested the meat or wastewater
3) CDC Flu A in Wastewater levels don't indicate variant. The virus may be any Flu A variant
4) I dont know how/where each slaughterhouse's waste is treated
5) This is a call for more testing
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First, some background:
HPAI H5N1 has been found in dairy cattle in 9 states and 51 dairy herds.

Impacted states include:
Texas, New Mexico, Michigan, Kansas, Colorado, South Dakota, Idaho, Ohio, and North Carolina. /3 cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/m…
CDC Map of HPAI affected states as of 5/19/24, showing location of identified outbreaks.   Highlighted states are TX, CO, NM, KS, ID, MI, NC, & OH
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Apr 26
Colorado COVID Wastewater Update - 4/26/24
AMAZING NEWS!

Est 7day Avg Cases: 367 (down 20% from 463 last wk)

Est Community Transmission Level: MODERATE!!!!

Estimated 7-Day Incidence: 44 per 100k

Lowest level EVER! (approx equivalent to June 2020!) Image
The estimate dips into the level equivalent to "Moderate Community Transmission", a level for which the CDC suggested it was safe for vaccinated people to be unmasked indoors. Image
The statewide median remains flatlined at 2,000 copies per L, which indicates that the amount of COVID in more than half of reporting utilities is below the minimum level of detection for the equipment (4k) in use at the state lab. This is EXCELLENT! Image
Read 5 tweets
Apr 10
COVID in Colorado Weekly Update - 4/10/24

Reported Cases rise to 673 from 628, rising 7%.

Positivity rises to 3.6 from 3.2%.

Covid patients rises a snoodge to 86 from 85.

Admissions are up slightly, but low.

Wastewater continues to dip. Image
Wastewater continues to decline, with declining utilities now the third highest ever. Image
The median wastewater level continues to slide down, now coming in at 17k. This is the lowest level in 8 months, Similar to early July 2023. Image
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Mar 31
N95s are an occupational tool that prevents a TON of challenges for everyday, persistent, including hair type (especially with the “rubber band straps).

They are an AMAZING tool, but here are some very real things that could be fixed to make them better for persistent use: 🧵
More Sizes!
I love the aura. Its an amazing n95. I pass a fit test in the 1870 & 9210.
But I’m not comfortable in it all day, its a snoodge too small. (Insert big head joke here) there should be a large, a small, and even an xsmall if we want people to use these all the time /2 Image of 3m 9210 with braided elsetic straps.  Image from https://www.protectly.co/products/3m-9210-aura-n95-niosh-mask
COLORFUL MASKS.

@3M the aura in black or the dark blue like this one from brazil? Please?🙏

But skin tone n95s (NOT just KN95s produced to a different standard overseas) or stylish ones would be huge. /3 Image of 3m aura 9322+ from brazil in dark blue  https://www.3m.com.br/3M/pt_BR/p/d/v100001816/
Read 17 tweets
Mar 24
When it was announced that @CDCgov was likely changing the Covid guidance, I wrote to the @WhiteHouse because #CovidIsntOver and i wanted them to hear my voice.

I just received this obnoxious and antifactual response. Let me break down some of the issues: 🧵 Full image of letter from Biden.  Details of issues in screengrab alt text in thread.
The weight of the pandemic has been difficult to bear for those who campaigned for you based on your promise to stop the pandemic, not just sweep it under the rug. For healthcare & public health workers, abandoned by your failure to follow public health practices, …/3 I know that the weight of this pandemic has been incredibly difficult to bear, particularly for those who have lost loved ones to the virus.  Jill and I continue to pray for surviving families and friends—we keep every family enduring this pain in our heart
For sufferers of long COVID, who have no treatments available, and most of whom were infected under your presidency.
For parents who fear for the health, well being, and future life of their children.

Youre the president. You can do more than PRAY. YOU CAN LEAD. /3 I know that the weight of this pandemic has been incredibly difficult to bear, particularly for those who have lost loved ones to the virus.  Jill and I continue to pray for surviving families and friends—we keep every family enduring this pain in our heart
Read 9 tweets
Jan 12
Colorado COVID Wastewater Update - 1/12/24

Est 7day Avg Cases: 2800 (up 27% from 2197 last wk)

Est Community Transmission Level: HIGH

Estimated 7-Day Incidence: 338 per 100k

The rise in Est'd cases returns, but not as high as before Christmas, a possible reason for optism/1 Image
The median of all reporting utilities is dipping slightly, with a few low reports in the last couple days.

The median remains above the level for the entire fall, and still very much looks like it is in "surge" territory.

But it looks possible that our surge may be receding. Image
Keep in mind these samples are all collected before kids returned to school this week, meaning things could change.

But the recent reports from many utilities show a trend moving away from "steady increase" (down to 26 from 39), though most remain increasing. Image
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