Bengaluru waste water samples from 45 sites show 31% hike in Covid viral load

Posted on December 12, 2021November 17, 2022 by [email protected]

A sewage surveillance system providing municipal authorities with data about the presence of the novel coronavirus has found 31 per cent of samples collected from open drain canals since November 28 are registering as positive.

This initiative is piloted, incubated, and promoted by Swasti and Catalyst Management Services as part of the #COVIDActionCollab supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Skoll Foundation.

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