Massachusetts has been dealing with a new surge of COVID-19 for the past several weeks. The Boston area's sewer system, however, is exhibiting hopeful signs,.
The most recent update from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority's COVID-19 wastewater tracker, submitted over the weekend, shows COVID levels declining.
Boston's latest COVID-19 wastewater data shows levels of the coronavirus last seen back in February, as the region was coming down from the peak of the omicron.
While the levels are nowhere near the highs back in December 2021, health officials are urging the public to prepare for a possible bump in cases in the next.
The latest COVID wastewater data shows levels in the Boston area at a slight increase, though nowhere near the steep surge levels seen during the omicron peak.