QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF SARS-COV-2 IN MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER IN COMPARISON TO DAILY EPIDEMIOLOGICAL REPORTS ON THE INCIDENCE OF COVID-19 IN THE REGION

Purpose: in this article, virological analysis was used to detect SARS-Cov-2 RNA in municipal sewage.As part of the work obtained comparatively with current epidemiological data to assess, or in terms of the indicator of the impact of COVID-19, municipal sewage can be a representative medium for assessing the health status of residents, sewage catchment.Methodology: The research used the physicochemical analysis method using a set of research techniques used in chemistry and related sciences, which allow for determining the physical and chemical properties of substances.Result: based on the obtained results of physicochemical parameters of wastewater, it can be concluded that the quality of wastewater has a significant impact on virus RNA concentration, which directly affects the sensitivity, viability and reproducibility of the SARs-CoV-2 virus in the same volume of analyzed wastewater.Originality: research groups around the world have begun analyzing wastewater for a new indicator that can estimate the total number of infections in a given community.Scientists have already shown that there is a correlation between the concentration of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater and the number of identified clinical cases of COVID-19.They also suggest that monitoring RNA concentrations can provide information about cases of infection 4-7 days in advance, and thus provide an early warning system or identify sources of serious infections.