CDC wastewater data shows Arkansas COVID activity at "high" level - Arkansas Times

COVID-19 wastewater viral activity in Arkansas has increased from “minimal” to “moderate” to “high” from June 8 to June 22 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s wastewater surveillance data, which has been a reliable early warning system for COVID surges. The CDC’s National Wastewater Surveillance System compiles and standardizes data from wastewater treatment plants all over the country into a single database that shows the presence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in wastewater. COVID testing data has become less meaningful since the early days of...