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COVID-19 detected in samples taken on Tuesday 17 November from BBay sewerage system

  • Writer: The Beagle
    The Beagle
  • Nov 20, 2020
  • 1 min read

NSW Health advise:

Fragments of the virus that causes COVID-19 have been detected in samples taken on Tuesday 17 November from the sewerage system that serves Batemans Bay as part of the state’s sewage surveillance program.


The catchment takes sewage from approximately 21,000 people.

The positive sewage result can be due to shedding of the virus by someone who may have previously had the illness, with the virus ‘shedding’ through their system for up to six to eight weeks later.

While this positive result may be explained by a previous case who is no longer infectious, as a precaution, NSW Health is calling on people in the Batemans Bay area to get tested if they have even the mildest COVID-19 symptoms.

The Southern NSW LHD COVID TRIAGE LINE is 1800 318 248. Today's update HERE


 
 

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