COVID cases: Morisset High School, Maitland Christian School and Lake Munmorah Public School shut after students test positive near Newcastle

Matt Carr
Updated August 5 2021 - 11:49am, first published 7:05am
TESTING TIME: The queue at the University of Newcastle's testing clinic at 7.40am on Thursday. Picture: Simone De Peak
TESTING TIME: The queue at the University of Newcastle's testing clinic at 7.40am on Thursday. Picture: Simone De Peak

SCHOOL students in Lake Macquarie and on the Central Coast have tested positive to COVID-19 as the Hunter works to find the source of a "very high viral load" detected in Newcastle sewage.

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Matt Carr

Matt Carr

Newcastle Herald deputy editor

Matt began his Newcastle Herald career as a cadet in 2009. He is a Walkley nominated reporter who has covered councils, police and general news rounds across the Upper Hunter, Port Stephens, Maitland, Lake Macquarie, Cessnock and Newcastle. Now his focus is on digital storytelling and breaking news.

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