Tens of thousands of residents on NSW’s Central Coast have been warned to be on alert for Covid-19 symptoms after fragments of the virus were detected in sewage despite no known cases.
The plant services about 39,000 residents in Bateau Bay, Blue Bay, Killarney Vale, Long Jetty, Shelly Beach, The Entrance, The Entrance North and Toowoon Bay.“This detection is of particular concern as there are no known cases in the Bateau Bay area,” NSW Health said in a statement.
Deputy chief health officer Dr Marianne Gale says NSW Health is concerned for potential Covid-19 cases on the NSW Central Coast. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Dylan Coker.Elsewhere in the state, fragments of the virus had also been detected at a sewage treatment facility in Parkes, which services around 11,600 local residents.
The majority of the cases were in Dubbo and surrounding towns, although there have been positive cases detected in Bathurst, Wellington, Bourke, Narromine, Gulargambone and Orange.
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