City of Key Colony Beach
Wastewater Sampling Update for Concern Virus’s – November 13, 2023
Overview of 3 main virus being tracked by CDC and State of Florida Health Department:
- Covid-19 – decreasing/steady in Southeast Florida, Monroe County minor increase this week.
- Influenza A H1N1 – increasing, Florida considered Moderate level.
- RSV – decreasing.
Specific data for Key Colony Beach – wastewater sampling
- Prior CDC contractor Biobot data collection ended 26Se23.
- Onboarding process completed with new contactor, Verily.
- Sample kits received for re-start of KCB sampling from Verily.
- Sample collection placed on hold 23Oc23 due to lawsuit filed against the CDC for a bid protest from Biobot. Court date of 24Ja24.
- New interim contract approved by the CDC with Verily on 09No23.
- New interim contract approved with Key Colony Beach on 11No23, we can begin KCB wastewater sampling again with shipments to Verily.
- Analysis to include SARS-Cov-2, MPXV, RSV, Influenza A, Influenza B
- SARS-CoV-2 Virus – Covid -19
- General overview data from CDC and Florida Dept of Health websites:
- CDC Hospitalizations Summary – 115 cases, 0.00 % change from last week (Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe County data together, data through 28Oc23).
- CDC Death rates due to Covid-19 in the last week for Florida, 2.2%, an 8.3% decrease from last week (data through 28Oc23)
- Florida Department of Health Weekly Situation Report (data as of 03No23:
- Overall State of Florida – 4,510 new cases (decreasing)
- Monroe County – 18 new cases (increasing)
- Dade County – 527 new cases (decreasing)
- Broward County – 369 new cases (steady)
- Overall State of Florida – 4,510 new cases (decreasing)
- General overview data from CDC and Florida Dept of Health websites:
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Wastewater Sampling Update for Concern Virus’s – November 13, 2023