coronavirus present in its municipal wastewater as part of an Ontario-wide initiative.Starting this week, the city will provide samples from its wastewater treatment facility to labs that will determine the amount of the virus present.
Officials said the data could help inform whether the number of people infected with COVID-19 in Barrie is increasing, decreasing or staying the same.
How your sewage could help track coronavirus in your neighbourhood “Wastewater surveillance serves as an additional tool that the health unit can employ in conjunction with other sources of information, such as testing data, in effectively understanding and responding to COVID within our communities,” Dr.