The Latest Breaking News from WastewaterSCAN

COVID Wastewater Readings Once Labeled High May Now Show Moderate After CDC Recalibrated Its Scale in August

CDC recalibrated its COVID wastewater scale in August, so readings once called high may now show as moderate. How to read your local data.

Medical Daily · 15h ago

COVID Test Positivity Tops Three Percent for the First Time Since March as Surveillance Gaps Widen

COVID test positivity passed 3% for the first time since March. A state health officer says surveillance can no longer size the increase.

Medical Daily · Aug 21

Planning Late Summer Travel? Here Is How To Read Two Conflicting COVID Wastewater Dashboards For Your County

CDC and WastewaterSCAN can show different COVID signals for the same area. Here is what each measures and how travelers should use them.

Medical Daily · Jul 27

Monkeypox cases more than double in LA County. One region is hit particularly hard

LOS ANGELES — The number of cumulative monkeypox cases has more than doubled in Los Angeles County in the last two weeks as officials race to better track the virus and more widely vaccinate more vulnerable communities.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 19, 2022

Wastewater testing, vital in COVID-19 tracking, could help identify monkeypox spread

As wastewater testing continues to prove useful in estimating the spread of the coronavirus, scientists again are using sewage to track the latest public health emergency: monkeypox.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 18, 2022