Tag: COVID CASE
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NORTHERN NSW COVD19 UPDATE
Sadly, one person has died with Covid overnight in the Northern Health District – a Tweed resident in their 90s. Hospitalisations dropped in the latest period, with 35 now being cared for. Case numbers also decreased, with 437 new infections recorded. (NO AUDIO)
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NNSW LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICT RECORDS NO COVID DEATHS
For the first time in seven days, the Northern New South Wales Local Health District hasn’t seen a covid related death. There were 523 fresh infections overnight. Thirty-three cases are in hospital – 5 in ICU. (NO AUDIO)
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RECORD COVID-19 CASES IN NNSWLHD
The records continue to be broken when it comes to Covid-19 infections in the Northern Health District. In the latest reporting period there was 306 new cases, more than half of those were in Byron Bay. There were 63 new infections in the Tweed, 50 in Ballina, 24 in Lismore, nine in the Clarence Valley,…
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NORTHERN RIVERS SEES DROP IN COVID-19 CASES
The Northern New South Wales Health District saw another drop in covid cases, recording 26 new infections overnight, down from 34 yesterday. 17 new infections are from Byron, five are from Ballina and four are from Lismore. There’s been a significant increase in testing across the district with nearly 17,000 swabs taken in the past…
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BYRONBAY HOSTEL REMAINS IN LOCKDOWN
No new cases have been linked to a Byron Bay backpackers – but those at the hostel remain in lockdown tonight. The situation becoming cramped as more than 80 people quarantine for the next six days.
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BYRON BAY BACKPACKERS IN LOCKDOWN
A Byron Bay backpackers has been sent into COVID lockdown after an unvaccinated employee tested positive to the virus. More than 80 people are tonight unable to leave the hostel as they wait for test results, and police are standing guard… just days out from the arrival of thousands of schoolies.
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NORTH COAST COVID CASE LINKED TO FUNERAL CLUSTER
A school has closed in the Northern Rivers after a new COVID-19 case was detected in the region. Rivers Secondary College’s Kadina Campus was forced to shut for deep cleaning overnight. The new case in Casino is a household contact linked to the Nambucca Heads funeral cluster on October 23. Residents in Mullumbimby and Brunswick…
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POSITIVE COVID CASE NEAR TAREE; THREE MORE ON MID NORTH COAST
A man is isolating after testing positive to covid at Purfleet, south of Taree. It’s understood the man returned to the area from Sydney and was infectious in the community. Contact tracing is ongoing. Meanwhile, three positives were reported on the Mid North Coast. One case each at Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie are linked…