OHA to monitor wastewater for signs of Covid-19 spread

The Oregon Health Authority announced it has embarked on a statewide Covid-19 wastewater monitoring program to study if the virus is present in more than 40 small and medium-sized communities. The project entails testing sewage weekly over the next 30 months. Officials hope this will serve as a sort of early warning system to determine if Covid-19 is circulating in various communities. The virus that causes Covid-19 can be shed in the feces of people with symptomatic or asymptomatic in fection,…
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