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For current MWRA Wastewater COVID-19 Tracking results, please visit http://www.mwra.com/biobot/biobotdata.htm
Test results from MWRA’s pilot study to track wastewater at the Deer Island Treatment Plant for indicators of COVID-19 infection will be posted on this site.
Samples are currently taken 3 times a week and data are updated as received by our contract laboratory, Biobot Analytics.
To view the data behind the graph, click here (PDF).
The data are shared with staff from the Departments of Public Health and Environmental Protection, and the Executive Offices of Health and Human Services, and Energy and Environment.
It is important to note that this is a pilot of an evolving science. The results from this study will be used public health officials as additional tool for the Commonwealth to track how the pandemic is trending in Massachusetts, along with data from clinical tests, hospitalizations, etc. All the data, taken together, will be used by state officials to make decisions about how quickly respond.
Please refer to the Mass DPH website for information regarding current cases of COVID-19 in your community.
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"Looking for clues to the spread of coronavirus in Mass.? Try the toilet." Boston Globe, 07/15/20
"If a second wave of COVID comes, experts say there's a good chance we'll see it coming" WBUR, 8/5/20
"Somerville, Northeastern partner to look for coronavirus in city sewage" WBUR, 9/3/20
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"5 charts that tell the story of COVID in Massachusetts" Boston Globe, 10/5/20
"Boston-area sewage data shows coronavirus spike, highest since the spring" Boston Herald, 10/23/20
"New sewer samples from the Boston area show evidence of a COVID-19 spike" Boston.com, 10/23/20
"New COVID appears to be spiking in Boston area sewage, and it has experts worried" NBC 10, 10/25/20
"Wastewater shows increased presence of COVID 19 in Massachusetts" CBS Channel 4, 10/27/20
"Sewage testing shows a country flush with coronavirus cases" CNN, 10/28/20
"Traces of coronavirus in wastewater tick upward again" Boston Globe, 11/5/20
Updated November 18, 2020