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Missoula, Week of October 25th

Composite samples collected: October 27, 2020 over the previous 24 hour period.

City of Missoula: Positive

Levels relative to previous week: Similar

Sample IDSars-CoV2 GeneEstimated Genomes per Liter
Influent 1N1735,286Average N1:
Influent 2N1701,405819,967
Influent 1N21,284,585Average N2:
Influent 2N21,165,0461,224,815

Sample was collected from the City of Missoula Wastewater Treatment Plant as a composite over the previous 24-hour period, labeled here as Influent. Upon arrival, two duplicate sub-samples were taken and processed in parallel. Testing can detect two nucleocapsid genes present in the SARS-CoV2 genome, N1 and N2. Genome concentration is estimated based on sample signal relative to standards of known concentration.