Most people can use a rapid antigen test to confirm they are positive for COVID-19.

589 new COVID-19 cases reported for Mid North Coast

Jan 28, 2022

There were 589 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the Mid North Coast Local Health District to 8pm yesterday (27 January 2022) – including 307 positive rapid antigen tests (RATs) and 282 positive PCR tests*

Three hundred and thirty-nine are from Coffs Harbour Local Government Area (LGA), 124 are from Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA, 75 are from Kempsey LGA, 31 are from Nambucca Valley LGA and 20 are from Bellingen LGA.

There are 67 COVID-19 cases in Mid North Coast hospitals, with four people in intensive care.

There have been 14,475 cases reported in the district since June 2021.

At our Mid North Coast Health clinics, there were 178 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.