Latest Biobot data shows U.S. COVID wastewater levels are rising again, and higher than they have ever been compared to the same date in previous years.
In other words, COVID levels are still high and taking longer to go down after this winter's peak. Keep taking precautions.
This chart compares U.S. COVID wastewater levels from each year. It shows that COVID wastewater levels are higher in February 2024 than they have ever been compared to February in previous years of the pandemic, when COVID levels fell more quickly after the winter peak.
It's important to note that there's a discrepancy between the Biobot and CDC data. The CDC data shows that U.S. COVID wastewater levels are plateauing rather than rising again.
Here's a rough comparison of the Biobot and CDC COVID wastewater data in one chart, using % change.
Both show that COVID wastewater levels have stopped falling quickly, and are still high. But Biobot shows an uptick in COVID levels, while CDC data shows a plateauing of levels.
Also noteworthy is that if you zoom in and look at the CDC's regional COVID wastewater data, you can see that all regions show an uptick in COVID levels at some point in the last month.
Though there are slight differences in Biobot and CDC data (which hopefully will be ironed out), the takeaway is the same: US COVID levels are still HIGH, and it's taking LONGER to return to lower levels than during previous winters of the pandemic. Keep taking precautions.
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