Wastewater analysis shows massive COVID-19 surge in Saskatchewan
He explained that figure is calculated based on the other variants of concern measured in the sample, though he noted the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg still must confirm the findings.Regardless, Giesy said the results show the delta variant is the dominant strain in the city and reinforces that vaccinated, asymptomatic people can spread it.
“We’ve got more infected people than are getting sick, which is not a good situation,” he stressed, “but at least the people that are vaccinated aren’t getting into the ICU.” The surge means there is a greater risk to those who aren’t fully vaccinated because they’re not yet protected from the very transmissible variant.
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