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Pitkin County epidemiology update: summer rise in COVID indicators, measles watch and rising TB cases
Summary
County public‑health staff reported midsummer increases in COVID indicators from wastewater and hospital metrics, warned that the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices did not finalize COVID‑vaccine guidance in June, and said Colorado is seeing an uptick in measles and tuberculosis activity.
Pitkin County public‑health staff gave an epidemiology briefing July 17 that said local and statewide indicators show a routine summer increase in COVID‑19 activity, an ongoing national measles uptick and rising tuberculosis activity in Colorado.
A county public‑health staff member summarized COVID trends as “nothing shocking” but noted wastewater surveillance and hospital metrics indicate higher activity than preceding weeks. Staff said genomic surveillance remains limited, making it difficult to attribute symptoms to specific variants. The presenter noted the COVID variant NB.1.8.1 is increasing rapidly but that “it is not charging ahead in severity.”…
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