The Community Level for Los Alamos County was elevated to HIGH risk for the week ending November 9. Individual- and community-level prevention measures for when the Community Level is HIGH can be found HERE. Seven other counties, all located in the Northwest quadrant of the state, including Bernalillo County, are also designated as High risk as a result of transmission and hospitalization rates exceeding CDC threshold criteria levels. Over the past week, the case incidence rate for Los Alamos increased by 40% from 181 to 253 cases per 100,000. COVID-19 hospitalization rates in the four-county Health Services Area (HSA) that includes Los Alamos are now approximating levels not seen since the summer BA.5 variant surge – a concerning development as the holiday season approaches and greater opportunity for indoor transmission exists.
Original source found here.
