The City of Scranton with Pennsylvania American Water are participating in the CDC’s COVID-19 waste water surveillance.

Scranton said they were not getting enough COVID-19 data since people have not been reporting at home tests.

The program has been in place since about October and they are getting more accurate results.

They said the COVID levels have been low but they expect it to rise soon.

“With winter setting in and holiday season coming in, we are expecting a rise in COVID as well as the thing called the trifecta. Basically it’s RSV and flu along with that so the 3 infections together," said Rachna Saxena, Scranton's Public Health Coordinator. "It’s going to go averse.”

Saxena recommends getting the new booster and practice safe health habits like washing hands and wearing a mask if sick.