COVID cases linked to the contagious omicron variant continue to rise in the Bay Area. Experts say the data looks like a vertical wall with cases rising so much, so quickly.
Doctors believe we will continue to see cases rise through the holidays, similar to the big surge in 2020. But the good news is thatinfections seem to be milder and more people are protected by vaccines than they were at this time last year.
"Yesterday we had to close a site at 12:30, because we ran out of tests. So our pharmacies are stretched, our county resources are being stressed," said San Mateo County Board President David Canepa. "We’re seeing numbers now, to be quite frank with you, alarming to me," said Canepa. The Biden Administration is promising 500 million free at-home tests will be available online and delivered to your door in January. But Canepa said he's pleading with the administration to send tests now.
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