Omicron wave of COVID-19 but the area is not out of the woods yet.“We are in a better situation now that we are past the peak of Omicron wave,” Dr.
Hsiu-Li Wang, medical of health, told reporters on Friday morning. COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Wellesley will soon cease operations “Vaccination and public health measures have reduced the most severe impacts of the Omicron variants.”She says indicators such as wastewater testing show that we are not finished just yet.“The decline continues to be slower than the ascent, Wang said.“Wastewater data up to February 22nd indicated that the COVID 19 wastewater signal continues to slowly decline but remains high relative to previous waves.”In addition, while area hospitals continue to see a decline in the number of COVID-19 patients they are treating, as of Thursday, there were still 43 patients, with 14 needing intensive care.Those numbers are low compared with much of the year but still nearly double what the region was experiencing in December 2021, when the month closed with a high of 24 patients, including eight in intensive care.“There continues to be a slow decline in hospitalizations and admissions to the ICU.