The latest Marin County data reveals a steady decline in local COVID-19 transmission and hospitalizations since mid-August, according to the county’s public health department.  

Virus levels in wastewater and the number of individuals hospitalized are their lowest in two months, signaling the summer surge is resolving, the county said Friday.  

As of Sept. 6, there were six people in the county hospitalized for COVID-19, according to the county dashboard. Hospitalizations this year peaked in late July, when 16 people were hospitalized. This still doesn’t compare with 2023, when 19 people were hospitalized at the end of August. 

Last year, the expected winter seasonal increase in COVID-19 for Marin County started in mid-November, the county said. 

The updated 2024-25 COVID-19 vaccine is available in Marin County. It is recommended for all people 6 months and older, according to the health department. It must be administered at least two months after the patient’s last COVID-19 vaccine.

Katy St. Clair got her start in journalism by working in the classifieds department at the East Bay Express during the height of alt weeklies, then sweet talked her way into becoming staff writer, submissions editor, and music editor. She has been a columnist in the East Bay Express, SF Weekly, and the San Francisco Examiner. Starting in 2015, she begrudgingly scaled the inverted pyramid at dailies such as the Vallejo Times-Herald, The Vacaville Reporter, and the Daily Republic. She has her own independent news site and blog that covers the delightfully dysfunctional town of Vallejo, California, where she also collaborates with the investigative team at Open Vallejo. A passionate advocate for people with developmental disabilities, she serves on both the Board of the Arc of Solano and the Arc of California. She lives in Vallejo.