Twin Cities wastewater shows steady COVID-19 increase

The coronavirus load in Twin Cities wastewater more than doubled over the past week, indicating a rising spread of COVID-19 in Minnesota.

The increase reported Friday by the Metropolitan Council was influenced by a one-day spike on April 17, when the viral load surged to the highest level since January’s severe omicron COVID-19 wave. However, the viral load in samples from the St. Paul treatment plant rose steadily on…