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Jun 27, 2021 · The Delta coronavirus variant is now the third-most common in California, new data show, underscoring the danger of the highly contagious strain to people who have not been vaccinated against...
- Delta variant is California’s most dominant coronavirus ...
The highly infectious Delta has become California’s most...
- Delta variant is California’s most dominant coronavirus ...
Jul 5, 2021 · The highly infectious Delta has become California’s most identified variant of the coronavirus, a troubling development that underscores its danger to unvaccinated populations. New data...
Aug 5, 2021 · The delta variant has changed California’s COVID-19 landscape in a big way. New research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that even fully immunized people can...
- Variants Are A Normal Part of Viruses
- Variants We Are Tracking
- California Sequencing
Viruses change through mutations that create new strains of virus over time. This is a normal process that happens with most viruses. We call these strains variants. Some variants rise and then disappear. Other variants become common. Most variants do not have a meaningful impact.
Variants of Concern
Variants of concern are likely to have one or more of the following features: 1. More contagious 2. Likely to cause more severe symptoms 3. Resistant to treatment 4. More resistant to vaccines California follows the CDC's SARS-CoV-2 Variant Classifications and Definitions (cdc.gov). CDC and CDPH do not consider variants being monitored as variants of concern at this time.
As of February 15, 2023, there have been 851,352 samples sequenced in California. In January 2023, 9% of 103,376 cases in California were sequenced, and this percent is expected to increase in coming weeks as more sequence data becomes available. In December 2022, 11% of 231,908 cases were sequenced, and in November 2022, 13% of 171,078 cases in Ca...
Jul 31, 2021 · By early July, delta made up roughly 70 per cent of the country's variant cases, according to the latest available whole genome sequencing data from the Public Health Agency of Canada.
Jul 6, 2021 · The rise of the highly contagious Delta variant is causing increases in new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in California and prompting concern about new spread of the illness in...
Jul 1, 2021 · So what risk does the Delta variant pose to Californians? Here’s what you need to know: Should I be worried about the Delta variant if I’m fully vaccinated?
