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Traces of COVID-19 were detected in local sewage in Townsville, QLD

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Testing of wastewater in the regional centre turned up small amounts of coronavirus for the first time over the weekend. Townsville Hospital and health officials have intensified testing rates in a bid to work out if there were any COVID-19 cases in and around the northern city.

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Testing of wastewater in the regional centre turned up small amounts of coronavirus for the first time over the weekend. Townsville Hospital and health officials have intensified testing rates in a bid to work out if there were any COVID-19 cases in and around the northern city.

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