KSHB: Wastewater Trends Show COVID Up 40% in Parts of the Metro

Wastewater COVID-19 detection trends show the viral load has increased in recent weeks in parts of the Kansas City metro.

KSHB talked to Dr. Sarah Boyd, infectious disease physician on Saint Luke's COVID-19 Response Team, about what the COVID trends in wastewater typically mean for future hospitalizations.

Watch the story below.

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