COVID-19. The concentration of coronavirus in Gothenburg wastewater has decreased significantly in one week. However, the level remains high, as the latest measurements and analyses from the University of Gothenburg show. Two weeks ago, a turning point was noted. In the Gothenburg area, a massive, month-long rise in wastewater levels of SARS-CoV-2 had ended and was reversed. Since then, the decline has continued. The current results are based on samples…
Protective mutations in COVID-19
NEW STUDY. One way in which the body combats COVID-19 is by mutating the coronavirus, making it less harmful. This built-in protective mechanism in cells has a clear connection with decreased viral load in the body, a study from the University of Gothenburg shows. Mutations are often associated with the emergence of virus variants that are more contagious and pathogenic than their predecessors. However, the current study shows that virus…
Coronavirus in wastewater no longer rising
COVID-19. The wastewater concentration of SARS-CoV-2 in and around Gothenburg remains high, but its exponential rise has ended, the latest measurements and analyses from the University of Gothenburg show. The results now announced are based on samples taken in the week of January 17th–23rd. For the first time in over a month, no increase is seen: The relative level of coronavirus in the Gothenburg metropolitan area now seems to have…
New peak for corona in wastewater: See the trend
COVID-19. In Gothenburg, concentrations of coronavirus in wastewater have risen further in a week. Now, for the first time, the University of Gothenburg scientists have released a trend chart for the whole pandemic. The research group headed by Heléne Norder, adjunct professor of microbiology at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, have chosen this week to make an exception and present the nearly two-year trend of SAR-CoV-2 in wastewater, in the city…
Corona in wastewater at record high
COVID-19. In a week, the levels of the coronavirus in Gothenburg’s wastewater have skyrocketed and increased by about 250% compared to the concentration from the previous weekly survey and the highest measured value so far during the pandemic. University of Gothenburg researchers also say the delta variant has been almost eliminated by omicron. Two weeks ago, a sharp rise in SARS-CoV-2 was reported in the wastewater of Gothenburg. It was the biggest…