Sydney COVID alert: Residents in 14 suburbs warned after virus detected in sewerage

Residents of 14 Sydney suburbs have been warned to check for COVID symptoms after virus fragments were found at a treatment plant in West Hornsby.

The catchment takes in the suburbs of Glenorie, Wahroonga, Thornleigh, Pennant Hills, Cherrybrook, Castle Hill, Galston, Dural, Westleigh, Glenhaven, Waitara, Hornsby, Normanhurst and West Pennant Hills.

NSW Health has instructed everyone in these areas to be on the alert for symptoms, to get tested immediately if they appear, and then isolate until…