Piedmont recorded two more COVID cases this week, bumping up from 190 to 192.
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Cases in Alameda County continue to rise sharply as the delta variant spreads throughout the state and country.
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On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that the delta variant now accounts for an estimated 83 percent of new coronavirus cases in the United States — a “dramatic increase” from early July, when it crossed the 50 percent threshold to become the dominant variant in this country. (From The New York Times, July 20 — see full story HERE.)
Even as cases climb among the vaccinated and unvaccinated alike, the unvaccinated make up well over 95% of hospitalizations and deaths in California and the U.S, according to San Francisco Chronicle reporter Erin Allday, in a July 20 article about breakthrough cases.
Piedmont’s vaccination rate remains steady:
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Sadly, one shot just isn’t good enough anymore. Head over to CVS and get some shopping done while you’re there for the shot.