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Jan 29, 2022
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There were 323 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the Mid North Coast Local Health District to 8pm yesterday (28 January 2022) – including 227 positive rapid antigen tests (RATs) and 96 positive PCR tests*

Sadly, Mid North Coast Health is reporting the deaths of two people with COVID-19 – one person in their 90s from Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA and one person in their 60s from Coffs Harbour LGA. We extend our sincere condolences to their families and loved ones.

One hundred and forty are from Port Macquarie-Hastings Local Government Area (LGA), 101 are from Coffs Harbour LGA, 45 are from Kempsey LGA, 23 are from Bellingen LGA and 14 are from Nambucca Valley LGA.

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

There have been 14,798 cases reported in the district since June 2021.

At our Mid North Coast Health clinics, there were 205 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.

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