The Mid North Coast Local Health District (MNCLHD) continues to urge the community to get vaccinated and keep coming forward for testing should they experience any symptoms, with three new COVID-19 cases reported to 8pm yesterday (1 November).
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The cases are from the Nambucca Valley, Kempsey and Port Macquarie-Hastings local government areas.
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Two of Tuesday's cases are household contacts of confirmed cases and one is linked to a known case or cluster. One of the cases reported today attended a funeral at Nambucca Heads on Saturday 23 October.
The North Coast Public Health Unit is urging anyone who attended the large funeral at Lions Park, Nambucca Headland on Saturday 23 October at 11am to please to come forward for COVID-19 testing if they have not already done so.
There have been 289 cases reported in the MNCLHD since the beginning of the current NSW outbreak.
The North Coast Public Health Unit is currently investigating the latest cases and contact tracing is underway.
COVID-19 testing rates remain high across the Mid North Coast with 1,332 tests conducted yesterday - 427 at Kempsey, 402 at Port Macquarie and 398 at Coffs Harbour.
COVID-19 exposure sites are listed on the NSW government website at www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/stay-safe/case-locations/exposure-sites. Put in your postcode to view the venues of concern.
Get tested
If you have even the mildest of cold-like symptoms, please visit a COVID-19 testing clinic at Kempsey, Macksville, South West Rocks, Coffs Harbour, Woolgoolga, or Port Macquarie.
By getting tested and self-isolating until you receive a negative result, you will help to protect your loved ones and the community.
- KEMPSEY: Daisy Turner Kiosk at Kempsey Hospital, River Street entrance open 8am to 6pm; and car park at corner Sydney and Verge streets (opposite netball courts) open 8am to 4pm
- MACKSVILLE: Dudley Street open 9am to 1pm
- SOUTH WEST ROCKS: Community Health Centre, Steve Eagleton Drive, open 9am to 1pm
- COFFS HARBOUR: International Stadium, Stadium Drive, open 8am to 2pm
- WOOLGOOLGA: CWA Rooms, Beach Street, open 9am to 1.30pm
- PORT MACQUARIE: Regional Stadium, Boundary Street, open 8am to 2pm
To find your nearest clinic, visit COVID-19 testing clinics or contact your GP.
Get vaccinated
Find available bookings at the Australian 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.
