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COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance in Montgomery County

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/wastewater-surveillance.html#data

Montgomery Co. monitoring wastewater for COVID-19

In Maryland’s Montgomery County, wastewater is now being monitored to detect COVID-19, with the aim of getting ahead of any winter surges.

“Wastewater surveillance will be a game changer for our efforts to better predict outbreaks and prevent them from happening,” said County Executive Marc Elrich, in a news release...

Montgomery Co. monitoring wastewater for COVID-19 - WTOP News

Montgomery County plans to test wastewater to help track COVID cases

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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