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Covid Wastewater Data No Longer Publicly Available

Marcos Davila-Banrey and Jon Nelson prepare to capture a wastewater sample for the Hampton Roads Sanitation District COVID surveillance program.
Meredith Rizzo/NPR
Marcos Davila-Banrey and Jon Nelson prepare to capture a wastewater sample for the Hampton Roads Sanitation District COVID surveillance program.

Data for coronavirus levels in wastewater in Nebraska is no longer publicly available. Weekly wastewater reports aren't being posted on the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services website. The state says the decision to remove the data was made after the federal coronavirus emergency ended. However, the Department of Health and Human Services says it's still tracking the data.