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COVID Q&A: Cases, Wastewater Levels Trending Down in Mass.
Top Boston doctors talk about the latest data trends, subvariant XBB.1.5 and whether we’ve reached herd immunity during NBC10 Boston’s weekly “COVID Q&A” series.
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COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance Program Launches in New Hampshire
New Hampshire’s Department of Health has announced the implementation of a wastewater surveillance program to monitor COVID-19 levels in New Hampshire communities. Viral fragments in samples are collected from wastewater treatment facilities can help determine if the levels of COVID-19 are going up, down, or staying the same. “Wastewater surveillance does not depend on individuals testing for COVID-19, so...
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Does Rising COVID Wastewater Data Signal the Start of a Surge? Boston Doctors Explain
As the Boston area’s sewer system detects more COVID than any time in over a month, top Boston doctors say it could be the start of a surge, or it could be a blip. Levels are as high as they’ve been since last winter’s omicron surge, data from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority shows. COVID-19 data collected from the region’s...
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COVID Q&A: Top Boston Doctors Talk Mass. Wastewater Data
Top Boston doctors talk about rising COVID levels detected in Boston-area wastewater during NBC10 Boston’s weekly “COVID Q&A” series.
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COVID Levels More Than Double Around Boston After Thanksgiving
More COVID is being detected in the Boston area’s sewer system than any time in over a month, and levels are as high as they’ve been since last winter’s omicron surge, new data shows. COVID-19 data collected from the region’s wastewater — a metric officials track to get a sense of how much the virus is spreading — shows...