Wastewater studies in three Sask. cities show COVID-19 levels continue to rise – CBC

4th-highest numbers in Saskatoon since study began, but value considered static compared with last week

Sep 19, 2022

COVID-19 viral loads are rising once again in the wastewater of several Saskatchewan cities, the most recent data from the University of Saskatchewan shows.

Since the summer of 2020, a group of researchers from the U of S have analyzed wastewater samples from Saskatoon, North Battleford and Prince Albert in search of traces of the COVID-19 virus.

Prince Albert data from the latest reporting period, which goes up to Sept. 12, showed a 66.2 per cent week-over-week increase in SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA load in the city’s wastewater.

The data is based on the averages of three daily measurements during the reporting period, and shows the third highest value ever reported since the study began two years ago.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/covid-19-levels-rising-wastewater-results-1.6587594