Unprecedented' Spike in San Diego Wastewater COVID Viral Load [View all]

"Since people with COVID-19 shed the virus in their stool even before they experience symptoms, wastewater screening acts as an early warning system."

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/ucsd-reports-unprecedented-spike-in-san-diego-wastewater-covid-viral-load/2821135/

"An "unprecedented" spike in COVID-19 viral load in wastewater collected from San Diego County's primary wastewater treatment facility has been noted by UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers."

"The amount of COVID-19 virus detected in wastewater has predicted the region's COVID-19 caseload up to three weeks ahead of clinical diagnostic reports, the researchers said Saturday. Since people with COVID-19 shed the virus in their stool even before they experience symptoms, wastewater screening acts as an early warning system."