Another way to test for Covid: Ottawa's wastewater suggests COVID-19 levels are plateauing
Ottawa's wastewater suggests COVID-19 levels are plateauing
As testing becomes increasingly sophisticated, confidence in new surveillance technique builds
Laura Glowacki - CBC News
Posted: October 30, 2020
Last Updated: October 30, 2020
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Tyson Graber, co-lead investigator on the wastewater monitoring project, says levels of COVID-19 genetic material detected in the city’s wastewater appear to be reaching a plateau, a good indication that residents are flattening the curve. 1:05
Scientists measuring the levels of COVID-19 in Ottawa's wastewater say data suggests the recent surge of new infections in the city may be slowing, even plateauing.
Tyson Graber, associate research scientist at CHEO Research Institute and co-lead investigator on the wastewater monitoring project, says the level of SARS-CoV-2 genetic material is levelling off in local samples.
"The good news aspect of the last week or so has been that we may have reached a spike in the wastewater data and also the clinical data, and it seems to be plateauing," said Graber on Thursday. "We would like to see a few more days before we can say for sure."
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