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Wastewater testing shows continued uptick in COVID cases after Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The latest Louisville COVID numbers shows the metro has the highest number of confirmed cases in the last four months.
“It’s a much lower rate than we’ve seen previously, which is a good thing, but it is up,” Dr. Jason Smith, Chief Medical Officer at UofL Health said. “If you look across the nation, we’re also seeing an increase in the number of tests positive in New York City and moving from the East Coast as well as the West Coast.”
Smith said while we’re at a medium community-level risk right now, that could change.
“I’d love to say we’re going in the right direction, but unfortunately, we’re probably going to be heading towards red as we move forward for the next couple of weeks,” Smith said.
There’s another way to tell that the city is trending in the wrong direction.
Ted Smith leads the COVID wastewater testing at UofL’s Center for Healthy Air, Water, and Soil.