Sewage water analysis show KZN is in 3rd wave â experts
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DURBAN - EXPERTS from the Durban University of Technologyâs Institute for Water and Wastewater Technology believe that KwaZulu-Natal is already experiencing its third wave of Covid-19 infections.
âAccording to recent clinical data, the number of active cases in KZN and the eThekwini Municipality began to rise steadily since April 20. However, we have started observing the spike in viral loads in wastewater since March 30, almost three weeks before the actual clinically confirmed cases were reported,â said IWWT director, Professor Faizal Bux.
âThis indicates that wastewater based epidemiology may be used as a predictive tool for surges in Covid-19 infections and that frequent monitoring is required for future wave predictions,â Bux added.