New York State COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance with Viral Concentration and Flow Data

Wastewater surveillance data from New York State includes viral concentration, human fecal indicators, and flow rates for analyzing SARS-CoV-2 trends. The dataset is published by health.data.ny.gov and was last updated on April 3, 2026. Columns such as PCRTargetAvgConc, FlowRate, and TestResultDate support week-to-week analysis of COVID-19 transmission rates.

Use Cases

• Modeling SARS-CoV-2 transmission trends using PCRTargetAvgConc and TestResultDate from 30 available columns.
• Analyzing the relationship between wastewater flow and viral load using FlowRate and PCRTargetAvgConc.
• Assessing data quality and inhibition effects using QualityFlag, InhibitionAdjust, and InhibitionDetect columns.
• Geospatial analysis of viral concentration by county or ZIP code using County, ZIPCode, and PCRTargetAvgConc.

Strengths

• Dataset includes 30 detailed columns covering analytical methods, quality controls, and geographic identifiers.
• Data is sourced from an official public health organization (health.data.ny.gov) and was updated in April 2026.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• License and author information are not provided in the available metadata.

Provenance

Source

health.data.ny.gov

Collection Method

Wastewater sampling and laboratory analysis, as indicated by columns like ConcentrationMethod and ExtractionMethod.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-03 18:01:55.

Geography

New York State, as indicated by location columns like County and ZIPCode.