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No relief yet: Levels of coronavirus in Mass. waste water continue to rise
May 17, 2022
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/05/16/nation/no-relief-yet-levels-coronavirus-mass-wastewater-continue-rise/
There’s no sign of a letup yet. The levels of coronavirus detected in Eastern Massachusetts waste water continued to climb last week, suggesting more COVID-19 case increases are ahead, according to data from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority.
Officials say waste water virus data can be an important early warning signal, detecting COVID-19 infections before people get tested and the tests are officially reported. As more people are using at-home COVID-19 testing kits, whose results are usually not reported to state public health officials, waste water tests have become a key indicator of the virus’s prevalence.