You can flush, but the virus can’t hide: Harrisburg starts testing sewage for COVID-19

Capital Region Water treatment facility

Capital Region Water treats 22 million gallons of wastewater every day on average from the city of Harrisburg and portions of surrounding municipalities including Penbrook, Paxtang and Steelton boroughs and Susquehanna, Swatara and Lower Paxton townships.

Dauphin County reported 695 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on May 5th and 851 cases on May 12.

But what people were flushing down their toilets at that same time told a different story.

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