Traces of COVID-19 detected in wastewater at Carole Park, Ipswich as Queensland records two new coronavirus cases

Traces of COVID- 19 have been detected in wastewater at Carole Park in Ipswich, west of Brisbane.

Queensland’s Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said the result was concerning due to the unknown cause of the positive results.

“We have had several weeks worth of negative results at this wastewater testing location since the Brisbane Youth Detention cluster,” Dr Young said.

“There is a very real possibility this wastewater result is a sign of one or more undetected positive COVID-19…