Researchers: Houston s dirty toilets detect decline in coronavirus
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A file photo from 2018 shows a worker at Houston’s 69th Street Wastewater Treatment Plant. The city is testing samples from the plants for COVID-19.Michael Ciaglo, Staff Photographer / Houston ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Baylor College of Medicine President and CEO Dr. Paul Klotman, M.D. speaks during a press conference in this April 23, 2018, file photo.Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Houston ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Researchers who study sewage to monitor the pandemic are detecting less virus in Houston than they have in months, a positive signal that could indicate a forthcoming drop in new COVID-19 cases, doctors said.