Wastewater samples used for the Sewer Coronavirus Alert Network show all four Santa Clara County sewersheds have high levels of COVID-19.
"It’s kind of like a weather report and so the COVID weather – it’s pretty bad," said Dr. Sara Cody, public health officer. "Right now, the level of virus in the sewersheds is approaching or exceeding what we saw at the height of Omicron.", the samples are taken underground from two large pipes carrying concentrated sludge and solid waste collected from nearly 75% of the city.
Every day, 200 milliliters of solid waste are transferred from a beaker into a large jug six separate times to get a representative sample. "Every four hours, we pull a sample out of each line," wastewater Facility Operator Justin Sabla said. "All six samples get collected in here and then turn it into the lab to analyze."
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