A Delaware county is taking an underground approach to the spread of coronavirus — by examining the county's sewers

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• New Castle County, Delaware, is working to find the undetected spread of the coronavirus in its community — by examining wastewater in its sewers.
• BioBot Analytics, an AI startup made in collaboration between MIT and Harvard, is assisting communities by analyzing sewage samples for coronavirus. If detected, it uses AI to predict where the virus may have spread.
• "It's both a little scary to realize there's more there than we thought, but also a little hopeful because it may indicate there are a lot more antibodies than we realize," New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer told WPVI.
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A county in Delaware is analyzing coronavirus spread in the community by examining wastewater after studies have shown the virus can be detected in excrement.

A Massachusetts-based AI startup BioBot Analytics estimates that more than 15,000 people were infected with COVID-19 in New Castle County, Delaware — 10 times more cases than those revealed by coronavirus tests.

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