Higher Concentration of Coronavirus in WasteWater

The concentration of coronavirus in wastewater is rising again in two eastern Hungarian cities, Debrecen and Nyíregyháza.

After declining in previous weeks, in week four of the year, the concentration of the new coronavirus hereditary in the wastewater samples rises again on a national average, the government coronavirus website states.

The performed studies show that an increasing trend was measured in Debrecen and Nyíregyháza, while in Győr, Pécs and Szombathely a decreasing trend was measured in the amount of SARS-CoV-2 virus inheritance.

In Békéscsaba, Budapest, Debrecen, Kaposvár, Kecskemét Nyíregyháza and Szekszárd, it is moderate, while in the other studied cities the concentration measured in wastewater is low.