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Universities find sewage water holds real promise as early detection system for COVID-19
FILE - An aerial view of the East Bay Municipal Utility District Wastewater Treatment Plant on April 29, 2020 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Days after he crossed the country to start college, Ryan Schmutz received a text message from Utah State University: COVID-19 had been detected at his dorm.Within 10 minutes, he dropped the crepes he was making and was whisked away by bus to a testing site.“We didn’t even know they were testing,” said Schmutz, who is 18 and from Omaha, Nebraska.