Sewage tests positive in three more southeast suburbs

Queensland Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said the positive samples were collected at treatment plants at Coombabah, on the Gold Coast, Capalaba in Redland City and Sandgate in Brisbane early last week.So far this week, Queensland Health has announced detection of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, at more than a dozen sewage treatment plants in the state.

Dr Young said a positive result did not necessarily equate to undetected COVID-19 cases in a community,…



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