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COVID-19 Wastewater Detection - Historical
As described in https://data.cityofchicago.org/stories/s/sihu-d8va, the function of this dataset was replaced by https://data.cityofchicago.org/d/4tzt-ir6h. This dataset is historical-only.
Concentrations of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (the COVID-19 virus) gene in the Chicago sewer system, as measured at eight sewershed sites. These sites represent catchment areas that describe wastewater from 319,700 Chicagoans as of January 2023.
Because SARS-CoV-2 is shed in human feces, this method can be used to estimate changes in COVID-19 at different times and locations across Chicago. While the data in this dataset do not indicate how many people were infected with SARS-CoV-2, differences in the the normalized_n1 indicate whether the proportion of individuals at the site who are shedding that virus has changed.
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| description | As described in https://data.cityofchicago.org/stories/s/sihu-d8va, the function of this dataset was replaced by https://data.cityofchicago.org/d/4tzt-ir6h. This dataset is historical-only. Concentrations of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (the COVID-19 virus) gene in the Chicago sewer system, as measured at eight sewershed sites. These sites represent catchment areas that describe wastewater from 319,700 Chicagoans as of January 2023. Because SARS-CoV-2 is shed in human feces, this method can be used to estimate changes in COVID-19 at different times and locations across Chicago. While the data in this dataset do not indicate how many people were infected with SARS-CoV-2, differences in the the normalized_n1 indicate whether the proportion of individuals at the site who are shedding that virus has changed. |
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| identifier | https://data.cityofchicago.org/api/views/urdi-w8wq |
| issued | 2023-01-30 |
| keyword |
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"covid-19",
"health",
"historical",
"public health",
"sanitation",
"testing"
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| landingPage | https://data.cityofchicago.org/d/urdi-w8wq |
| modified | 2025-03-26 |
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| title | COVID-19 Wastewater Detection - Historical |
