Last Updated: July 26, 2024
Key Takeaways
- Colorado reports two more human cases of HPAI A(H5N1). The cases were found among workers of commercial egg laying facilities. This brings the total number of national human cases to eleven.
- CDC study finds no evidence of asymptomatic HPAI A(H5N1) carriers in humans.
- HPAI A(H5N1) testing efforts remain inconsistent across affected states.
- COVID-19 rates continue to grow nationally and locally. Rates in Virginia are now comparable to those in mid-February.
- A shortage of blood culture bottles causing facilities to conserve supplies may ease in September.
- A train derailment damaged a wall and four garages in Fredericksburg.
- Though cooler weather has moved into Virginia, heat records continue to fall globally. Northwest Virginia is experiencing extreme drought.
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