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JUST IN: COVID fragments found in Mackay wastewater – Daily Mercury
‘A positive sewage result means that someone who has been infected was shedding the virus’
Viral fragments of COVID-19 have been found in sewerage in South Mackay.
This come days after more fragments of the virus was detected in Airlie Beach.
South Mackay is among four sites across the state where the virus has been detected in wastewater samples.
Queensland Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young said viral fragments of SARS-CoV-2 had been detected at wastewater treatment plants at Mackay South, Goodna, Wacol and Carole Park.
“While this does not mean we have new cases of COVID-19 in…
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