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Testing sewage for COVID is providing valuable data, but Philly seeks to get faster results

The results of Philly's wastewater testing program to monitor COVID are public, but more needs to be done to maximize their usefulness.

Frozen wastewater samples from the omicron surge in winter 2022 stored at Temple University to analyze the presence of COVID-19 because the city didn't have a wastewater testing program in place at the time.
Frozen wastewater samples from the omicron surge in winter 2022 stored at Temple University to analyze the presence of COVID-19 because the city didn't have a wastewater testing program in place at the time.Read moresupplied