Utility of the Peterborough Public Health COVID-19 rapid antigen test self-report tool: Implications for COVID-19 surveillance.

Background: The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has necessitated novel testing strategies, including the use of rapid antigen tests (RATs). The widespread distribution of RATs to the public prompted Peterborough Public Health to launch a pilot RAT self-report tool to assess its utility in COVID-19 surveillance. The objective of this study is to investigate the utility of RAT using correlations between RAT self-report results and other indicators of COVID-19.

Wastewater surveillance for earlier detection of seniors congregate living COVID-19 outbreaks in Peterborough, Ontario.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disproportionately affected seniors living in congregate living settings. The evolving surveillance context has led to novel use of wastewater surveillance to monitor levels of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in these settings. This study presents a pilot of upstream congregate living wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 for the detection of COVID-19 outbreaks and the effects of early public health interventions.