Testing sewage for the coronavirus seemed to work. It detected the outbreak in Cache County.

After a six-week trial of screening wastewater for the coronavirus, Utah public health officials plan to scale up a program to test sewage flowing into 40 treatment plants serving three-quarters of the state’s population.The pilot study conducted by Utah’s three major research universities concluded such screening can help in early detection of local outbreaks, monitor overall community infection trends and confirm low infection rates.Case in point: The study detected a big viral sur