Detection of the Omicron BA.1 Variant of SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater From a Las Vegas Tourist Area.

Wastewater surveillance is a valuable complement to clinical tools and can provide time-sensitive data for decision-makers and policy makers. This study represents a novel approach for quantifying the confounding effects of mobile populations on wastewater surveillance data, thereby allowing for modification of an existing WBE framework for estimating COVID-19 incidence in southern Nevada.