US summer surge of #COVID19—hopefully modest—is starting. Biobot & NWSS report small increases in the past week (particularly in the West & possibly South) driven by a new wave of immune-evasive variants. Nationally, COVID in wastewater is near our 12-month low point last summer. Outdoor activities may help limit this surge. A room with 25 people has an 18% chance of including someone infectious.
@Ramblingproses I believe Biobot is making some changes. But, to my knowledge, wastewater data will be collected and shared by the NWSS/CDC (which was more thorough than Biobot, anyway). I'd be shocked to see it reduced--it's been very effective at tracking not just COVID but other viral infections, as well. In fact, tracking was added for Influenza A to help track H5N1. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/h5-monitoring.html#waste
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