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COVID-19 update: 270 new Mid North Coast cases

Jan 17, 2022

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There were 270 new cases of COVID-19 reported from PCR tests in the Mid North Coast Local Health District to 8pm yesterday (16 January 2022).

One hundred and six cases are from the Port Macquarie-Hastings Local Government Area (LGA), 78 cases are from Kempsey LGA, 55 cases are from Nambucca Valley LGA, 26 cases are from Coffs Harbour LGA and five cases are from Bellingen LGA.

There are 66 COVID-19 cases in Mid North Coast hospitals, with two people in intensive care.

There have been 8,561 cases reported from PCR tests in the district since June 2021.

At our Mid North Coast Health clinics, there were 325 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.