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Growing concern COVID-19 could be in South-East Queensland community after second detection in wastewater testing
Queensland’s Acting Chief Health Officer Sonya Bennett is voicing concern there is undetected coronavirus in the community.
Key points:
- COVID-19 fragments have been repeatedly detected at Coombabah, Cleveland and Carole Park
- Dr Bennett says Cleveland and Carole Park sewage treatments aren’t fed by hotel quarantine
- Viral fragments have been detected in 16 sewage catchments in the past fortnight
Viral fragments of COVID-19 have been found in 16 sewage catchments around the state in the past two weeks, Dr Bennett said.
Catchments in Coombabah, Cleveland and Carole Park have “repeatedly” tested positive for viral fragments.
Dr Bennett said the repeat detections in Cleveland and Carole Park were “of particular concern” since there were no hotel…
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