The town of Blackwater is still reeling over the loss of a local man last week, who was thought to have coronavirus.
However, Queensland Health has confirmed after thorough testing that 30-year-old Nathan Turner had not contracted COVID before he passed away.
Officials stated the man had tested positive after he died, which resulted in fever clinics being set up and contact tracers being put in place in the Central Queensland town.
Nathan Turner had underlying health conditions, an autopsy reveals.
Hundreds of concerned people lined up to be tested for the virus.
The Emerald miner’s cause of death is yet to be established but an autopsy report has ruled out the contraction of COVID-19 and revealed the man had other underlying health problems.
The Queensland death total now sits back at six from the previous seven.
Thousands of people have signed a petition demanding Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and the state’s chief health officer apologise for the major bungle.
Australia has recorded a total 7204 cases of COVID-19, with 3098 in New South Wales, 1653 in Victoria, 1058 in Queensland, 440 in South Australia, 591 in Western Australia, 228 in Tasmania, 107 in the Australian Capital Territory and 30 in the Northern Territory.
