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Covid-19 returns in wastewater tests

Health officer says findings are a reminder the disease is still among us



After a few weeks of Covid-19 not being found in samples taken from local wastewater treatment facilities, the virus is again present in the samples.
“The virus is back,” said Mariposa County Health Officer Dr. Eric Sergienko. “What that tells us is that doing the surveillance of wastewater is important because it lets us know what the impacts of visitors to the area is on potential transmission, and it validates that when we do have the (Yosemite National) park open, we are bringing people into...

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