Shepparton resident urged to remain vigilant after fragments of the virus were detected in wastewater samples from the area on three occasions over the past week
on Wednesday, health authorities said they were “continuing to identify unexpected detections of COVID-19 fragments in wastewater in metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria in areas that have not recorded recent positive cases”.
On Tuesday, authorities also detected fragments in Melbourne’s west, in Truganina, Tarneit and Ardeer. There was also an industrial detection in Sunshine West, also in Melbourne’s west. Oakwood Drive Reserve and Wedge Road Oval, both in the southeastern suburb of Carrum Downs, were visited by a positive case on August 11 and 14 and are now listed as tier-3 sites. Wedge Road Oval was also visited on August 12.Authorities also added Jack Roper Reserve Playground, in Broadmeadows in Melbourne’s north, to the exposure site list. It’s listed as a tier-2, which means anyone that visited the site on August 14 between 3pm and 5.30pm must isolate and get tested.
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