Today's case numbers include 236 positive rapid antigen tests (RATs) and 235 positive PCR tests.

471 new COVID-19 cases for Mid North Coast

Jan 19, 2022

This article was published 2 years ago.

There were 471 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the Mid North Coast Local Health District to 8pm yesterday (18 January 2022) – including 236 positive rapid antigen tests (RATs) and 235 positive PCR tests*.

Of the 235 positive PCR tests, 94 are from Port Macquarie-Hastings Local Government Area (LGA), 85 are from Coffs Harbour LGA, 49 are from Kempsey LGA, six are from Bellingen LGA and one is from Nambucca Valley LGA.

There are 58 COVID-19 cases in Mid North Coast hospitals, with three people in intensive care.

There have been 9,471 cases reported in the district since June 2021.

At our Mid North Coast Health clinics, there were 548 tests conducted yesterday.

For COVID-19 updates, including testing and vaccination clinic details and information about self-isolation, visit the NSW Government website.

If you have tested positive to COVID-19 you can find more information about managing it safely at home, if you are in a low risk category, on the NSW Health website.

* Please note there may be some cases included in these numbers where people have reported positive RATs on multiple days and/or where people have also had a positive PCR test during the same reporting period.