This monitoring method is still being developed. We hope wastewater monitoring will help us to detect and track the virus more effectively in the future. Read more about this research programme on the website of the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM).
Early indicators
Virus particles in wastewater Schouwen-Duiveland
If you are infected with coronavirus, there are likely to be virus particles in your stool. These are flushed down the toilet and end up in wastewater. By testing samples of wastewater collected at wastewater treatment plants, we can get information about how widespread the virus is in the community. Please note: As of 4 March, more refined data analytics are being used. This leads to different values. Find out more about testing wastewater for coronavirus in the explanation of data presented.
Average number of virus particles per 100,000 inhabitants
41.26
44.75 lessthan the previous valuex100 billion
The calculated average is based on all the wastewater measurements collected in one week. This figure also takes account of how many inhabitants are served by a wastewater treatment plant.
Number of measurements per week
5
3 of the 3 sampling locations reported at least one measurement in the given week.
Sampling locations can report multiple measurements per week. The number of measurements used per location per week can differ because not all measurements are successful.
Average number of virus particles over time (per 100,000 inhabitants)
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- Weekly average of measured locations
- Individual measurements
Most recent measurement per location in Schouwen-Duiveland
This graph shows the most recent measured value of the average amount of virus particles per 100,000 residents, per sewage processing facility.
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