“The Delta variant remained dominant in only one treatment plant,” SAMRC Biomedical Research and Innovation Platform deputy director Prof Rabia Johnson said.
The SAMRC said it had not yet determined the extent to which Omicron had spread to rural areas outside Cape Town. “However, genetic sequencing on a sample of wastewater collected from Rawsonville in the Breede Valley indicated the absence of Omicron, with the Delta variant remaining dominant.The SAMRC also conducted tests in Nelson Mandela Bay in partnership with Nelson Mandela University. Preliminary results show three of four wastewater treatment plants in the city are positive for Omicron.
“SAMRC-WSARP [Wastewater Surveillance and Research Programme] results generated this week show concentrations of SARS-CoV-2 fragments are increasing in almost all Cape Town wastewater treatment plants and other parts of the country.”
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