COVID source callout: Wastewater data on a break

September 25, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

If you went to check Biobot’s COVID-19 wastewater dashboard this week, you may have noticed that the company hasn’t updated its data since September 14. The company’s lab is closed for a retreat.

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Potential data fragmentation when the federal COVID-19 public health emergency ends

September 18, 2022.Reading time 14 minutes.

COVID-19 is still a public health emergency. At the moment, this is true according to both the general definition of this term and official declarations by the federal government. But the latter could change in the coming months, likely leading to more fragmentation in U.S. COVID-19 data.

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Sources and updates, September 4

September 4, 2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

Sources and updates for the week of September 4 include BA.4.6, Long COVID’s impact on work, life expectancy, and more.

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National numbers, July 24

July 24, 2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

Reported COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions seem to suggest that maybe the BA.5 surge is slowing down, at the national level. (And it is, definitively, the BA.5 surge, with almost 80% of new cases caused by this subvariant in the week ending July 16). According to CDC data, new cases only increased by 1% this week, compared to the week prior; last week, they increased by 17%.

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Introducing a new resource page on wastewater data

July 17, 2022.Reading time 10 minutes.

As official COVID-19 case data become less and less reliable, wastewater surveillance can help provide a picture of where and how much the virus is spreading. This week, I put together a new COVID-19 Data Dispatch resource page that outlines major national, state, and local wastewater dashboards across the U.S.

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Sources and updates, July 10

July 10, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

Sources and updates for the week of July 10 include Long COVID data from the CDC, air quality guidance, COVID-19 disparities in Louisiana, and more.

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Nine areas of data we need to manage the pandemic

June 26, 2022.Reading time 11 minutes.

Will we ever get control of this pandemic? We can, but better data will go a long way in helping us get there. Here are nine areas where I’d like to see improvement.

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Sources and updates, June 5

June 5, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

Sources and updates for the week of June 5 include a new chart on the CDC’s wastewater dashboard and studies showing COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on Native Americans.

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National numbers, May 29

May 29, 2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

America’s largely-ignored BA.2 surge continues: the U.S. reported over 100,000 new cases a day last week, while an average of 3,600 new COVID-19 patients were admitted to hospitals each day. Both of these metrics rose about 8% from the week prior.

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Wastewater data gap follow-up: an update from Biobot

May 22, 2022.Reading time 9 minutes.

Last week, I pointed out a data gap on the CDC’s National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) dashboard: hundreds of sewershed sites on the dashboard have not been updated with recent data in weeks. This week, I’m excited to share an update on the situation, courtesy of Biobot.

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