Thursday, November 14, 2024
Vax and case stats, plus wastewater analysis.

Vax and case stats, plus wastewater analysis.



COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths

Data will be updated weekdays, except holidays.

Data in this report is preliminary and subject to change.

The Anne Arundel County Department of Health receives data from the
Maryland Department of Health.
We update and share the information we receive for the state.
The best source for questions regarding data is the
Maryland Department of Health.

Sources:

  • Maryland Department of Health, Maryland COVID-19 Data Dashboard
  • Anne Arundel County Department of Health, Internal Data

COVID-19 Wastewater Monitoring

Data will be updated weekly on Wednesdays.

The Department of Health, in partnership with the County’s Department of Public Works, monitors all seven of the county operated wastewater treatment plants in the county for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). People infected with COVID-19 can shed the virus in their feces. It can be detected in community wastewater, or sewage. Wastewater surveillance measures the presence of SARS-CoV2 in people with and without symptoms.

This is another tool we can use to help monitor COVID-19 spread in Anne Arundel County. Wastewater surveillance does not depend on people having access to healthcare, people seeking healthcare when sick, or the availability of COVID-19 testing. Monitoring wastewater can provide an early indicator of spread of COVID-19 in communities.

Wastewater samples are collected twice a week from the treatment plants in the county, which are sent to the CDC for testing as part of their National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS)

To monitor our local data, the most recent three data points for each treatment plant in the county are averaged and categorized based on the following:

Category* Low Detection Medium Detection High Detection
Range of SARS-CoV-2 virus concentration in wastewater
(3 most recent data points average of copies per liter of sewage)
<1,500,000 1,500,000 to 2,999,999 >=3,000,000

*Data Methodology is preliminary; updates may occur as we continue to evaluate local data

COVID-19 Wastewater Results

SARS-CoV-2 Concentration Level from Collected Samples


Source

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