The percentage of KP.3 increased from week 17 (11%) to week 20 (38%), with the percentage of JN.1 reducing to 48% by week 20. [...] SARS-CoV-2 RNA not detected (negative result): A negative result can occur because there are no active ‘shedding’ cases in the catchment or because the SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentration is too low to be detected, most likely because there are a very low number of cases in the wastewater catchment. [...] This conversion considers the flow rate of wastewater entering the treatment plant (the influent) and the population in the catchment. [...] The flow rate is the total volume (m3 per day) recorded at the inlet of the wastewater treatment plant over the 24 hours during which the sample was collected. [...] Limit of quantification: The lowest concentration of the target that can be reliably quantified is referred to as the limit of quantification.
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Table of Contents
- Key Trends Insights 1
- National Results 2
- National SARS-CoV-2 levels in wastewater and reported cases 2
- Figure 1 2
- Figure 2 2
- Figure 3. 3
- Variant Analysis 4
- Figure 4. 4
- Table 1. 5
- Figure 5. 5
- Instantaneous Reproduction Number 6
- Instantaneous reproduction number 6
- Figure 6. 6
- Acknowledgements 7
- Notes 7
- Sites and frequency of sample collection 7
- Sampling method 7
- Laboratory analysis of wastewater samples 7
- RT-qPCR 7
- Method sensitivity 7
- SARS-CoV-2 RNA detected positive result 8
- SARS-CoV-2 RNA not detected negative result 8
- Viral loads and normalisation 8
- Limit of quantification 8
- Wastewater Data Modelling Instantaneous reproduction number R 8
- Data subject to change 8
- Data not shown For further information please contact Joanne Hewitt Jo Chapman 8
- Appendix A. National Results 9
- Time series plotted on linear scale 9
- Appendix B. Site Results Weekly Summary 10
- Table 2 Weekly Summary of Wastewater Sampling Results for SARS-CoV-2 10
- Key Detected Detected not quantified Not detected Not tested 10
- 2023 2024 10
- Northland 10
- Auckland 10
- Waikato 10
- Bay of Plenty 10
- Gisborne 10
- Hawkes Bay 10
- Taranaki 10
- Manawatu- Whanganui 10
- Wellington 10
- Tasman 10
- 2023 2024 11
- Nelson 11
- Marlborough 11
- West Coast 11
- Canterbury 11
- Otago 11
- Southland 11