Saskatoon's viral load didn't change significantly over the holidays.
As the University of Saskatchewan lab that measures COVID-19 through wastewater took a break over the holidays, the viral load in Saskatoon “did not change significantly during the festive season,” researcher Femi Oloye said in an email Thursday)We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
The lab is unable to provide data for North Battleford as Purolator did not pick up samples at the North Battleford location, Oloye said. People infected with the COVID-19 virus leave traces of it in their feces, and by measuring the viral load in a city’s sewage, researchers are able to approximate how many people in that city are infected with COVID-19.Article content
Since Saskatchewan no longer reports daily COVID-19 data and relies on rapid antigen tests for testing in the general population, wastewater data is one of the best indicators available for how the virus is spreading.
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