Block Island sewage reveals presence of COVID-19

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A WASTEWATER sample procured by the Block Island Sewer Commission is packed for shipment to Biobot Analytics in Cambridge, Mass. for COVID-19 testing. / COURTESY SUPT. DYLAN CHASE/BLOCK ISLAND SEWER COMMISSION
NEW SHOREHAM – Wastewater on Block Island has tested positive for COVID-19, indicating the island has seen a greater presence of the virus than was previously known. Block Island’s Medical Center has reported two cases of the deadly virus to date, while a regular wastewater test conducted by the town’s Sewer Commission on July 5…

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