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Health department shows respiratory dashboard: low PCR counts but wastewater signals elevated in some watersheds
Summary
Staff demonstrated a data dashboard comparing multi‑year trends for COVID, flu and RSV. PCR case counts are currently low (about 24 COVID cases at last update), but wastewater monitoring flagged elevated COVID concentrations in several sewersheds; staff noted limits of PCR counts because of home testing.
Summit County public‑health staff previewed a winter respiratory‑disease data dashboard and walked the board through current trends for COVID‑19, influenza and RSV.
The data lead said the dashboard displays multi‑year comparisons to show pre‑COVID seasonality and current trends, and pointed out that "this season, our last update, we had about 24 COVID cases." The dashboard uses PCR case data, age‑group breakdowns, incidence and hospitalization indicators, and links to wastewater concentrations. Staff…
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