{"id":659031,"date":"2021-08-18T17:41:48","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T21:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=659031"},"modified":"2021-08-18T17:41:50","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T21:41:50","slug":"fla-health-officials-find-concerning-increase-in-covid-19-levels-in-local-wastewater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fla-health-officials-find-concerning-increase-in-covid-19-levels-in-local-wastewater\/","title":{"rendered":"Fla. health officials find concerning increase in COVID-19 levels in local wastewater"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffla-health-officials-find-concerning-increase-in-covid-19-levels-in-local-wastewater%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=659031&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2494625\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2494625\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amid concerns of the spread of COVID-19, science teacher Ann Darby, left, uses a thermometer to check a student\u2019s temperature at Wylie High School Tuesday, July 14, 2020, in Wylie, Texas. (AP Photo\/LM Otero) SOURCE: AP\/LM Otero<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 9:29 AM PT \u2013 Wednesday, August 18, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Health officials in a Florida county are alerting residents of \u201cvery concerning\u201d coronavirus levels in their wastewater. On Monday, the director of Orange County Utilities in Florida, Ed Torres, claimed there\u2019s a 600 percent increase of COVID-19 RNA concentration in the local wastewater. Torres said the numbers come from sampling, which began in mid-May.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOrange County is actively participating in the CDC national waste water surveillance where concentration of SARS-CoV2 RNA are being monitored in the waste water through facilities around the country to better understand the spread of the virus,\u201d Torres explained.<\/p>\n<p>He warned the data predicts hospitals could see more COVID cases and hospitalizations this week. Torres added, having advanced notice on where to expect an uptick in illnesses can help health officials prepare resources ahead of time to help combat the spread.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we measure in the wastewater are fragments of the virus that are known contagious, non-viable, that provide us with an advanced warning and serves as a predictor of upcoming cases within the coming four to 10 days or so,\u201d he stated. \u201cSimilar waste water surveillance programs are being used around the world as a very effective tool against the fight against the pandemic, determining spikes, trends and allocation of resources and public health preventative measures.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In the community: Today\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> press conference at Orange County Utilities\u2019 Eastern Water Reclamation Facility. <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa\ud83c\udf4a\ud83d\udcbb Watch live or later at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Be78Mow1ET\">https:\/\/t.co\/Be78Mow1ET<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xFK5I02Hmn\">pic.twitter.com\/xFK5I02Hmn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Orange TV (@OrangeTVFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrangeTVFL\/status\/1427294255253491719?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In the meantime, Torres urges residents to get vaccinated and continue taking proper precautions to contain the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/rep-malliotakis-big-tech-acts-like-big-brother\/\">Rep. 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