Wastewater data suggest that the recent uptick in Covid cases may have peaked, at least in some areas. Biobot Analytics, a company that tracks wastewa ter samples at more than 257 sites nationwide, ...

To better understand COVID-19’s spread during the pandemic, public health officials expanded wastewater surveillance. These efforts track SARS-CoV-2 levels and health risks among most people, but they ...

LSU researchers have developed a $4 device that testing is proving can detect the same microbes as equipment costing up to ...

Public health officials are distributing rapid COVID-19 tests and urging people to receive an updated vaccine as levels of coronavirus in Boston-area waste water rise ahead of the holiday season.

It's unlikely to contract the virus while swimming, but there are more concerns. With the weather warming up and states like Florida announcing plans to reopen beaches, thoughts of beach vacations and ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting "very high" wastewater viral activity level for COVID-19. Wastewater surveillance helps track infection trends, but viral activity in ...

Coronavirus waste water numbers have nearly tripled just three weeks after dropping to their lowest levels in two years, suggesting that cases of COVID-19 are ticking up in the greater Boston area.