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marmar

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Wed Jan 19, 2022, 09:53 AM Jan 2022

COVID-19 infection levels in Macomb Co. sewage 'dropping sharply,' officials say


(Detroit News) The level of COVID-19 infection showing up in sanitary sewage tests is "dropping sharply" in Macomb County, officials say, a potential indicator that the spread of the virus there is beginning to slow.

Lab tests, conducted from samples taken from wastewater in the seven sewage districts covering Clinton Township, show that the level of COVID-19 spiked Dec. 28, when it was at the highest level since the team started tracking it in August 2020. Samples from more recently, taken on Jan. 4, Jan. 9 and Jan. 11, show a decline.

In a Tuesday news release, Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller said Clinton Township has been "quite an accurate reflection in Macomb County because of its size and demographics." ...............(more)

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2022/01/18/covid-19-levels-dropping-macomb-county-sewage-water-county-says/6567829001/




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COVID-19 infection levels in Macomb Co. sewage 'dropping sharply,' officials say (Original Post) marmar Jan 2022 OP
And yet the numbers of new cases in Macomb are not dropping. llmart Jan 2022 #1

llmart

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1. And yet the numbers of new cases in Macomb are not dropping.
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 08:54 AM
Jan 2022

I wouldn't believe a word out of Candyass Miller's mouth. She's useless and always has been.

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