Bay Area’s sewers show discouraging COVID signs

S.F.’s cases fall below 1,000 for first time since December

[ad_1] SF’s cases fall below 1,000 for first time since December: For the first time in a month, the seven-day average of new daily COVID-19 cases in San Francisco has dropped below 1,000. The city’s health department reported an average of 993 cases on Jan. 25, the most recent date with reliable data. That marks […]

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Sky Harbor passenger totals drop in December amid rise of Omicron

Sky Harbor passenger totals drop in December amid rise of Omicron

[ad_1] PHOENIX — As Covid-19 and the Omicron Variant spread in December, fewer people flew in and out of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. In December, a total of 3,800,399 passengers went through the terminals of Phoenix’s primary airport. Passenger traffic dropped 9.2% from December 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic started. Compared to the same […]

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Consumer Spending Fell in December as Omicron Spread

Consumer Spending Fell in December as Omicron Spread

[ad_1] Consumers pulled back their spending in December, as spiraling coronavirus caseloads kept many Americans at home late in the holiday season. Spending fell 0.6 percent last month, the first decline since February, the Commerce Department said Friday. Rapidly rising prices meant that spending, adjusted for inflation, fell 1 percent. The decline offered some of […]

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