Skip to main content

Saskatoon COVID-19: Wastewater data shows slight increase

COVID-19 mask
Share

The remnants of COVID-19 virus in the city’s wastewater increased by nearly 28 per cent in the week ending on February 1, according to the latest data from the University of Saskatchewan.

Researchers take an average of three daily samples over the course of a week from the city’s wastewater.

They consider the concentration of viral particles medium, but say the increasing presence of viral RNA means that COVID-19 infections are increasing and require continuous monitoring.

The researchers said they predominantly found evidence of the R346T sublineage of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in their samples.

Infections appear to be on the decline in North Battleford, with wastewater samples showing a 33 per cent decrease in viral RNA.

In Prince Albert, the presence of the COVID-19 virus in wastewater samples was up over 86 per cent in the week ending on Jan. 30.

CTVNews.ca Top Stories

BREAKING NEWS

BREAKING NEWS Honda to get up to $5B in govt help for EV battery, assembly plants

Honda is set to build an electric vehicle battery plant next to its Alliston, Ont., assembly plant, which it is retooling to produce fully electric vehicles, all part of a $15-billion project that is expected to include up to $5 billion in public money.

Secret $70M Lotto Max winners break their silence

During a special winner celebration near their hometown, Doug and Enid shared the story of how they discovered they were holding a Lotto Max ticket worth $70 million and how they kept this huge secret for so long.

Stay Connected