MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Testing wastewater in counties nationwide has been a critical tool in the efforts to fight the pandemic.
The practice is now headed to Montgomery County. The county is getting ready to roll out a six-month wastewater surveillance pilot program -- This will be done in collaboration with the University of Maryland.
Dr. James Bridgers, the acting health officer and chief of Public Health Services within the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, said wastewater surveillance can provide an early warning of COVID-19’s spread in communities.
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