COVID Levels 'High' In RI Amid 'Largest Summer Wave Yet'

While 27 states are reporting "very high" levels, Rhode Island is one of 17 states reporting "high" levels of wastewater viral activity as of Aug. 9. The "very high" level is the highest used by the agency to quantify viral activity. States in that category are California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, New Hampshire, Maine and Alaska. The lowest level reported among states is "moderate," and no states...