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Testing the Crap Out of Bend

How big is Bend’s COVID outbreak? Researchers test the sewer system to find out

For the past five weeks, Bend’s Utility Department has been handing in a sample of untreated sewage to Biobot Analytics, a new startup created in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University and Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospitalโ€”all in the name of finding out just how widespread the COVID-19 outbreak is in the […]

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