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Mid North Coast Local Health District
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33 cases on Mid North Coast, 14 under investigation

Oct 26, 2021

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The Mid North Coast Local Health District (MNCLHD) continues to urge the community to get vaccinated against COVID-19, with 33 cases reported to 8pm yesterday (25 October).

Twenty-two are from the Kempsey Local Government Area (LGA), 10 are from the Coffs Harbour LGA and one is from Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA.

Nineteen of the cases are linked to a known case or cluster and the source of the infection of fourteen cases is under investigation.

There have been 193 cases reported in the MNCLHD since the beginning of the current NSW outbreak.

The North Coast Public Health Unit is currently investigating the latest cases and contact tracing is underway, including any potential exposure venues of public concern.

COVID-19 exposure sites are listed on the NSW Government website. We encourage you to regularly check the website as the list of venues of concern and relevant health advice is updated as new cases emerge and Investigations continue.

The Mid North Coast’s COVID-19 testing rates remain high with 1,452 tests conducted yesterday, 681 of which were at Kempsey.

Thank you to the community for coming forward for testing and to our hard-working staff at our testing clinics for helping to protect the community.

Anyone with even the mildest of cold-like symptoms is urged to immediately come forward for testing and isolate until a negative result is received.

There are 500 COVID-19 testing locations across NSW, many of which are open seven days a week. To find your nearest clinic visit the NSW Government website or contact your GP.

We encourage people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as they are able to. Find available bookings at the Australian Government’s COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Finder (previously Eligibility Checker), or you can also call Health Direct on 1800 571 155 for assistance to book.

 

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