Mar 24, 2022 - COVID

Map of the day: COVID wastewater numbers

Two-week change in COVID-19 levels detected in Illinois wastewater facilities
Data: CDC. Note: Facility locations are approximate. Map: Kavya Beheraj/Axios

We recently reported on the increase of COVID-19 detected in our wastewater, and a week later, the numbers are still climbing.

  • Official infection numbers are lower in the Chicago area, but CDC wastewater data tells a different story.
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