The youngest victim of the pandemic in Australia had just proposed to his partner

Health authorities are trying to work out how a 30-year-old central Queensland man became infected with COVID-19 in the weeks before he died.

Nathan Turner Source: Facebook

Nathan Turner - Australia's youngest coronavirus fatality - was found dead by his partner in their home at Blackwater, near Emerald. He had recently proposed to marry her. Health authorities are working to determine how he contracted the virus, but have so far ruled out any connection with a Rockhampton aged care nurse who tested positive earlier this month.

一度被認為是澳洲最年輕的新冠病毒死者昆州男子特納（Nathan Turner），於檢驗屍體的檢測中，對病毒呈陰性反應。 Source: Supplied

The nurse travelled to Blackwater in the second week of May, before testing positive, but a Queensland Health spokesman said she did not interact with anyone there.

Mr Turner had a complicated medical history, had not worked since November and was not tested while alive because of the seriousness of his underlying condition.

While the coroner will investigate whether the virus or Mr Turner's other known illnesses caused his death, a Queensland Health spokesman said he had respiratory symptoms since the first week of May.

The Rockhampton aged care facility was evacuated on Saturday. Source: AAP

As well as not working for six months, he had not left Blackwater since February. His partner is sick and in isolation, but has not been admitted to hospital. The police and ambulance officers who attended the scene are also now in  quarantine. Authorities said a public health alert will be issued if contract tracing efforts identify any risk to the broader community. But anyone with symptoms is urged to get tested immediately.

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