Athens News Matters: COVID-19 Data from Wastewater

WUGA | By Kate Regan,

Alexia Ridley

Published August 5, 2022 at 3:45 PM EDT

Self-testing for COVID is great, but it can yield an incomplete picture of COVID’s spread in the community. More data can come from our wastewater, according to a researcher who has been testing for years.

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Kate Regan

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Alexia Ridley

Alexia Ridley joined WUGA as Television and Radio News Anchor and Reporter in 2013. When WUGA TV concluded operations, she became the primary Reporter for WUGA Radio. Alexia came to Athens from Macon where she served as the News Director and show host for WGXA TV. She's a career journalist and Savannah native hailing from the University of Michigan. However, Alexia considers herself an honorary UGA DAWG!

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