NSW Health’s sewage surveillance program has detected fragments of the virus that causes COVID-19 at two Sydney treatment plants at Warriewood and North Head.
The Warriewood treatment plant takes in a catchment of approximately 70,000 people from the city’s Northern Beaches, while the North Head treatment plant takes in a catchment of approximately 1.3 million people, from a large area of Sydney, north of the Paramatta River from Western Sydney to Manly.
“While this likely reflects known recent confirmed cases in these areas, NSW Health urges everyone living or working there to monitor for symptoms and get tested and isolate immediately if they appear,” NSW Health said in a statement.
NSW Health’s sewage surveillance program has also recently detected fragments of the virus that causes COVID-19 at Liverpool ‘s treatment plant, which takes in a catchment of close to 180,000 people from the suburbs of Bardia, Hinchinbrook, Hoxton Park, Abbotsbury, Ingleburn, Prestons, Holsworthy, Edmondson Park, Austral, Cecil Park, Cecil Hills, Elizabeth Hills, Bonnyrigg Heights, Edensor Park, Green Valley, Pleasure Point, Casula, Hammondville, Liverpool, Moorebank, Wattle Grove, Miller, Cartwright, Lurnea, Warwick Farm, Chipping Norton, Voyager Point, Macquarie Links, Glenfield, Catherine Field, Gledswood Hills, Varroville, Leppington, West Hoxton, Horningsea Park, Middleton Grange, Len Waters Estate, Carnes Hill, and Denham Court.
“NSW Health urges everyone living or working in these suburbs to monitor for symptoms and get tested and isolate immediately if they appear.”
NSW recorded no new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 yesterday, with three cases found in overseas travellers in quarantine.
NSW residents took 11,344 COVID-19 tests on Sunday, just one test more than the previous day’s total of 11,343.Â
“NSW Health continues to urge people across the state to come forward for testing with even the mildest of symptoms. High testing rates are essential to give us confidence that no cases are going undetected in the community. Everyone who gets tested is playing an important role in helping to contain the spread of COVID-19,” the health authority said in a statement.
There are more than 350 COVID-19 testing locations across NSW, many of which are open seven days a week, including this holiday long weekend. To find your nearest clinic visit COVID-19 clinics or contact your GP.
