The University of Saskatchewan. (Global Institute for Water Security)
We may soon see a moderate increase in COVID-19 cases in Saskatoon.
The study being done by University of Saskatchewan researchers on wastewater is showing a 25 per cent increase in the virus from last week’s study.
The study is also showing that cases involving variants could be decreasing, with those numbers down 18 per cent from last week’s numbers.
The total number of COVID variants found in the wastewater makes up 53 per cent of cases.
The report released Monday says: “The increase in viral RNA load in wastewater is predictive of a moderate increase in the number of new cases in Saskatoon in the upcoming week(s).”
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COVID-19 cases in Saskatoon are expected to rise based on the latest analysis of the city’s wastewater.
The latest study of wastewater from the Global Institute for Water Security at the University of Saskatchewan found a 25 per cent increase in the COVID-19 viral RNA load in the sewage compared to the previous analysis.
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“This increase in viral RNA load is predictive of a moderate increase in the number of new cases in Saskatoon in the upcoming week(s),” says an update posted on the institute’s website.
Latest wastewater analysis predicts COVID-19 cases could trend down in Saskatoon
Scientists analyzing Saskatoon’s wastewater for the virus that causes COVID-19 saw a spike one week followed by a large drop the next.
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Scientists are studying COVID-19 levels by taking samples from Saskatoon s wastewater treatment plant.(Submitted by the City of Saskatoon)
Scientists analyzing Saskatoon s wastewater for the virus that causes COVID-19 saw a spike one week followed by a large drop the next.
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Publishing date: May 03, 2021 • 4 hours ago • 3 minute read • Saskatoon s wastewater treatment plant is seen on Tuesday, October 2, 2018, in this aerial photo. An analysis of wastewater in April suggested a surge in COVID-19 cases was coming in Saskatoon, but scientists are now stumped to explain why it never happened. Photo by Liam Richards /Saskatoon StarPhoenix
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Dr. John Giesy and his colleagues are still trying to figure out why a surge in Saskatoon’s COVID-19 cases never happened despite a wastewater analysis that predicted one.
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We may soon see a decrease in COVID-19 cases in Saskatoon.
The study being done by University of Saskatchewan researchers on wastewater is showing a 70 per cent decrease in the virus from last week’s study.
The study is also showing that cases involving variants could be decreasing, with those numbers down 18 per cent from last week’s numbers.
The total number of COVID variants found in the wastewater makes up 70 per cent of cases.
Monday’s report says: “Assuming the spike in viral load in the previous reporting period corresponded to the increase in new cases last week (April 25-May 2), the substantial decrease in viral load is predictive of a stabilization or decrease in numbers of new cases in Saskatoon in the coming weeks.”