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Re:Amount of Covid found in the wastewater in Boston by jollybean on Monday December 06, 2021 @10:15PM (#29468744)
Would be nice to see that overlaid with the test positive data.

I wonder if this could be an effective way of determining COVID prevalence in areas where they are not doing enough testing?

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Re:Amount of Covid found in the wastewater in Boston by mmatus on Tuesday December 07, 2021 @12:03PM (#29475077)
You can see our data overlaid with clinical testing data here: https://biobot.io/data/

And yes! Our testing represents every individual in the community that has used a toilet connected to a sewer, independent of where they live, whether they experience symptoms, or whether they have the time, money or access to clinical testing. It's helped public officials stay informed and make decisions even with limited or inconsistent individual testing data.

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