It’s not COVID-19 or the flu, but a respiratory virus has been hammering Northern California cities including Sacramento and Davis, testing shows.
WastewaterSCAN data shows “high concentrations” of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, in Sacramento and Davis, along with San Francisco, Marin, Vallejo, Napa, Novato and Santa Rosa.
The virus can “cause upper and lower respiratory illness in people of all ages, especially in young children, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems,” the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said…