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The Mid North Coast Local Health District has been notified of three new cases of COVID-19.
Two of the cases are from the Port Macquarie area and are close contacts of a positive case who visited the region last week.
They have been isolating since being identified as close contacts.
The North Coast Public Health Unit is currently investigating these cases and contact tracing is underway.
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MNCLHD will provide more information as soon as it is available, including potential exposure venues of public concern.
The third case is in Kempsey and is a household close contact of a case reported on Saturday, September 25. This person has been in isolation and has not been infectious in the community.
Positive cases in the Mid North Coast Health District now total 10:
- PORT MACQUARIE: 2
- KEMPSEY: 4
- COFFS HARBOUR: 4
There have been 16 cases reported in the MNCLHD since the beginning of the current NSW outbreak in June.
In the Hunter-New England Health District, one new case was reported to the south in the Mid Coast local government area overnight on Saturday. This brings the total number of cases in the Mid Coast local government area to three.
One case is in Possum Brush and two are in Darawank near Forster. All family members of the Darawank cases have been transferred to a health isolation facility.
"We ask the community to please remain vigilant and come forward for testing for even the mildest symptoms of COVID-19. Please continue to practise COVID-safe measures at all times," MNCLHD chief executive Stewart Dowrick said.
There are more than 500 COVID-19 testing locations across NSW.
Find a clinic at COVID-19 testing clinics or contact your GP.
"We encourage our community to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as they are able to," Mr Dowrick said.
The Kempsey cases forced the local government area back into a snap seven-day lockdown which commenced at 5pm Tuesday, September 21.
Port Macquarie Airport and two businesses in Nambucca Heads have been listed as venues of concern after two other confirmed cases of COVID-19 visited the region separately.
These venues of concern are not related to any of the current cases at Coffs Harbour and Kempsey.
Venues of concern
Continue to monitor for symptoms and immediately isolate and get tested if they develop:
- Port Macquarie Airport, 99 Boundary Street, Port Macquarie - Tuesday 21 September, 8.30am to 10.05am
- Nambucca Bakery (Nambucca Plaza), 1 Bellwood Road, Nambucca Heads - Friday 17 September 2021, 12.45pm to 1.10pm
- Nambucca Plaza Shopping Centre, 2191 Giinagay Way, Nambucca Heads - Friday 17 September, 12.45pm to 1.15pm
If you are directed to get tested for COVID19 or self-isolate at any time, you must follow the rules given to you by Health staff, whether or not the venue or exposure setting is listed on the NSW Health website.
Kempsey: stay-at-home orders
All residents in the Kempsey LGA must stay at home unless it is for an essential reason, which includes:
- shopping for food
- medical care
- getting vaccinated
- compassionate needs
- exercise
- work or tertiary education if you can't work or study at home
People who are fully vaccinated can attend an outdoor gathering of up to five people for exercise or outdoor recreation, as long as all of those aged 16 or older are fully vaccinated.
To determine the extent of the risk and detect any further potential COVID-19 cases in the area, the MNCLHD is calling on the communities to come forward for testing in large numbers.
Kempsey commenced a seven-day lockdown at 5pm, Tuesday 21 September. Cases numbers will determine the outcome of a review after this seven days is complete.
Get vaccinated
Find available bookings at the Commonwealth Government's COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Finder (previously eligibility checker), or you can also call Health Direct on 1800 571 155 for assistance to book.