There were generally declining trends in wastewater during the week of January 31 to February 6, 2022, according to the results of laboratory tests of the National Sewage Epidemiology Network for epidemiological surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 virus in urban wastewater, which operates under the coordination of EODY . However, some areas experienced outbreaks.
Today they were recorded 108 dead, 22,889 new cases and 524 intubated.
The samples come from the Attica Region and the cities of Thessaloniki, Larissa, Volos, Heraklion, Chania, Rethymnon, Agios Nikolaos Lassithi, Patras, Xanthi, Alexandroupolis, Ioannina and Corfu. The samples are taken from the entrances of the local Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWUs) and correspond to the population served by them.
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Conclusions: During the week of January 31 to February 6, 2022, downward trends were observed, compared to the week of January 24 to 30, 2022, in the average weekly viral load of SARS-CoV-2 in urban wastewater in three of the eleven (3/11) areas tested from the National Network of Sewage Epidemiology (EDEL) of EODY, increasing trends in six of the thirteen (6/13) areas of EDEL and stabilizing trends in four of the thirteen (4/13) areas controlled by EDEL.
Declining trends were observed in Heraklion (-58%), Chania (-29%) and Corfu (-24%). Growth trends were observed in Patras (+ 177%), Rethymno (+ 31%) and Agios Nikolaos (+ 38%), while the increases were marginal in Ioannina (+ 13%), Thessaloniki (+ 27%) and Alexandroupolis (+ 29%). The viral load of urban wastewater remained virtually stable in Xanthi (+ 7%), Larissa (+ 8%), Volos (+ 9%) and Attica (-11%).
Region of Attica: In the last week, 31 / 01-06 / 02/22, the average weekly viral load in the urban wastewater of the Attica Region remained stable, with a statistically insignificant decrease (-11%) of the weekly average, compared to the previous week, 24-30 / 01/22. The viral load of sewage in the Attica Region increased from mid-September 2021 to the first week of November 2021, while the remaining weeks of November 2021 until the third week of December 2021 showed stabilizing trends at high levels, with insignificant fluctuations.
Then, the viral load of wastewater of the Attica Region showed a new large increase in the fourth week of December 2021 and the first of January 2022, recording the highest values ​​observed to date in the wastewater of the Attica Region, showed a stabilizing trend in the second week of January 2022, a downward trend in the third week of January 2022 and a marginally upward trend in the last week of January 2022. The first week of February shows a stabilization with a slightly downward trend.
Thessaloniki: In the last week, 31 / 01-06 / 02/22, the weekly average value of the viral load of urban wastewater in Thessaloniki showed a marginal increase (+ 27%) compared to the previous week, 24-30 / 01/22. The viral load in the urban wastewater of the city is at high levels.
Larissa: In the last week, 31 / 01-06 / 02/22, the average weekly viral load of urban wastewater in Larissa remained virtually stable (+ 8%) compared to the week 24-30 / 01/22.
Marble: In the last week, 31 / 01-06 / 02/22, the average weekly viral load of urban wastewater in Volos remained virtually stable (+ 9%) compared to the week 24-30 / 01/22.
Heraklion: In the last week, 31 / 01-06 / 02/22, in the city of Heraklion, the weekly average value of the viral load in the urban wastewater, showed a decrease (-58%) compared to the previous week, 24-30 / 01 / 22.
Chania: In the last week, 31 / 01-06 / 02/22, in the city of Chania, the weekly average value of the viral load of urban wastewater showed a marginal decrease (-29%) compared to the previous week, 24-30 / 01 / 22.
Rethimno: In the last week, 31 / 01-06 / 02/22, the weekly average value of the viral load of urban wastewater in Rethymno showed a small increase (+ 31%) compared to the previous week, 24-30 / 01/22.
Saint Nicholas: In the last week, 31 / 01-06 / 02/22, the weekly average value of the viral load of urban wastewater in Agios Nikolaos showed an increase (+ 38%) compared to the previous week, 24-30 / 01/22.
Patras: In the last week, 31 / 01-06 / 02/22, in Patras, the average weekly viral load of urban wastewater showed a significant increase (+ 177%) compared to the previous week, 24-30 / 01/22. The weekly average of the viral load is high.
It is noted that the fluctuations observed in recent weeks in the trend of viral load in the urban wastewater of the city with consistently high levels of it show both the high spread of the virus in the community and the instability of climatic conditions that significantly affect the burden of wastewater.
Blonde: In the last week, 31 / 01-06 / 02 // 22, in Xanthi, the average weekly viral load of urban wastewater remained virtually stable (+ 7%) compared to the week 24-30 / 01/22.
Alexandroupolis: In the last week, 31 / 01-06 / 02/22, in Alexandroupolis, the average weekly viral load of urban wastewater showed a small increase (+ 29%) compared to the week 24-30 / 01/22.
Janina: In the last week, 31 / 01-06 / 02/22, in Ioannina, the average weekly viral load of urban wastewater showed a marginal increase (+ 13%) compared to the previous week, 24-30 / 01/22.
Corfu: In the last week, 31 / 01-06 / 02/22, the viral load in the urban wastewater of the city of Corfu showed a marginal decrease (-24%) compared to the week 24-30 / 01/2022.
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