SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

COVID-19 activity is climbing in Yolo County, prompting the county’s Health and Human Services Agency to urge residents to take extra precautions, especially in West Sacramento, where wastewater levels of the virus that causes COVID-19 are high.

Recent wastewater testing shows elevated virus levels in Sacramento and West Sacramento over the past week.

CA Department of Public Health COVID-19 Information

Levels in Davis and Woodland are rising but remain at the medium tier.

Emergency department visits for fever with cough or sore throat are also increasing, reflecting a broader summer COVID-19 wave across California.

Yolo County Health Officer Dr. Aimee Sisson recommends that everyone age 2 and older wear a mask around others in indoor public spaces when wastewater

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