City of Regina has partnered with University of Regina researchers to track COVID-19 in municipal wastewater.It’s been discovered that people shed the coronavirus in their excrements and now scientists believe they may be able to track COVID-19 trends.
USask researchers predicting COVID-19 case numbers using wastewater “(We hope) to use this information and predict — based on the current viral load — how many people are on the low end, infected, and how many people on the high end,” said U of R researcher Tzu-Chiao Chao.“This is information SHA (Saskatchewan Health Authority) or other health authorities can use in order to get more information.”Researchers began working with the city in August when they were provided with their first.