A sewage surveillance program installed at the City of Warren, Michigan, and Oakland University housing recently detected the UK variant of COVID-19 using Aquasight’s COVID-19 Early Warning System (CEWS). The mutations detected were del 69-70 and N501Y, which are markers found in the UK variant.Mayor James Fouts says the presence of the B.1.1.7. COVID strain in Warren’s wastewater shows residents must continue to be diligent. “Warren residents can’t let their guard down. We must continue with social distancing, masking and avoiding large social gatherings.”In the fall of 2020, the United Kingdom first identified the B.1.1.7. variant of COVID-19. The UK
