Farewell Omicron? Hello a more normal life?

The Deer Island treatment plant of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority reports COVID-19 in wastewater and the data is analysed by Biobot Analytics. Because this is real time information and covers all households – not just those who are tested or report self-testing results – it is considered both the most reliable source as well as being an early indicator of infections.

Here is the chart of recent history:

The chart is busy as it covers both the Southern and Northern sections of MWRA but this table shows the huge drop since the peak was recorded on January 5th: (more…)