Association between SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater and COVID-19 hospitalizations in three countries, 2022-2024.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

As fewer jurisdictions report national COVID-19 hospitalization rates and testing of mild and asymptomatic cases is reduced, there is a need to better understand the relationship between COVID-19 hospitalizations and alternative measures of COVID-19 circulation, such as wastewater surveillance.

Objective

We described the association between levels of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater and COVID-19 hospitalization rates at the national level during and after the pandemic and explored whether wastewater virus level can predict COVID-19 hospitalization rates.

Design setting and participants

Retrospective analysis of public health reports of national wastewater surveillance and COVID-19 hospitalizations from Denmark, the Netherlands, and the United States from 2022 to 20

SUBMITTER: Mustapha MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12756388 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature