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Confirmed COVID-19 cases in the region continue to rise

Jan 16, 2022

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There were 257 new cases of COVID-19 reported from PCR tests in the Mid North Coast Local Health District to 8pm yesterday (15 January 2022).

One hundred and fifty-one cases are from the Port Macquarie-Hastings Local Government Area (LGA), 45 cases are from Kempsey LGA, 39 cases are from Coffs Harbour LGA, 16 cases are from Nambucca Valley LGA and six cases are from Bellingen LGA.

There are 62 COVID-19 cases in Mid North Coast hospitals, with two people in intensive care.

There have been 8,291 cases reported from PCR tests in the district since June 2021.

At our Mid North Coast Health clinics, there were 322 tests conducted yesterday.

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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.