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Covid wastewater map shows Massachusetts and Connecticut in red

Original: In this # Covid wastewater monitoring map, # Massachusetts and # Connecticut are red, surrounded by green. Is it because

A CDC Covid wastewater monitoring map shows Massachusetts and Connecticut marked red for high viral activity while neighboring states remain green. Observers in the Boston area are questioning the contrast and speculating it could be linked to the dense concentration of universities as students return. The map has prompted discussion about a possible regional Covid uptick in southern New England.

Why now: People are discussing a sudden regional Covid surge shown on the CDC map and debating whether university populations explain it.

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• In this # Covid wastewater monitoring map, # Massachusetts and # Connecticut are red, surrounded by green. Is it because of the universities? https://www. cdc.gov/wastewater/respiratory -viruses/national.html?cove-tab=1 # CambridgeMA # Boston · neilvandyke@mastodon.online · 5

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