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‘Highly contagious’ XBB variant becomes dominant COVID strain, as Boston-area virus wastewater levels keep rising

BOSTON — A new “highly contagious” COVID variant is on the rise across the region, as the Boston-area virus wastewater levels continue to predict a jump in local cases.

Boston Herald · Dec 30, 2022

Boston-area COVID wastewater data starts dropping: ‘I’m cautiously optimistic’

BOSTON — The closely monitored Boston-area COVID-19 wastewater data has started falling in the past few days, sending an encouraging signal to local infectious disease experts who are “cautiously optimistic” about this virus drop.

Tribune News Service · Apr 25, 2022