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Coronavirus Australia news: NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says two Victorian COVID-19 cases visited NSW
Traces of COVID-19 have also been detected in sewage at two sites in Queensland
Routine testing returned positive results for viral fragments in wastewater at treatment plants at Bundaberg in Wide Bay and Elanora on the Gold Coast.
The samples were both collected on December 30.
Dr Young said continued positive sewage results were particularly concerning given the New South Wales cluster and new cases in Victoria.
“These positive test results are concerning as they may indicate either a recovered case or undetected active cases living in or visiting the area,” she said.
“It is very important that anyone in the Bundaberg and Elanora catchments who has COVID-19 symptoms, no matter how mild, comes forward for testing. If there are active cases…
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