As the Delta variant has made its way to the most prevalent COVID-19 variant in the state, other indicators of the pandemic have been rising as well. Statewide, case rates and positivity rates are four to five times higher than they were a month ago, and hospitals are slowly seeing a rise in COVID-positive patients as well.
That’s partly why, earlier this month, Los Angeles County became the first to reinstate a mask mandate for all people, regardless of vaccination status. Health officials in Fresno County have also joined many others to strongly recommend that people vaccinated against COVID-19 people to mask up indoors, though they stopped short of a mandate.
How concerning is the Delta variant, and what are the implications of rising cases for fully vaccinated people? FM89’s Kerry Klein answers these questions and more, featuring excerpts of media calls with Fresno County’s Interim Health Officer Dr. Rais Vohra.
