Bloomington, IN implements wastewater testing to detect COVID-19 virus

City collects data on virus through sewer line presence

Starting in July 2020, Utilities tasked its crews with collecting wastewater samples three times per week at various points both manually and using automated samplers. The idea was to use the data collected as a predictor of where there might be a COVID outbreak. Given that wastewater could signal COVID shedding 5 days before people become symptomatic, wastewater samples showing higher than normal rates of COVID could be helpful to alert officials about a possible outbreak.

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Bloomington, IN

Municipality in Indiana

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Bloomington, IN

United States