Hunter New England Health has released the following update regarding COVID-19.

Hunter New England Health is now providing care and support to four additional people confirmed to have COVID-19:

  •  A male in his 30s in home isolation after recently returning from the US
  • A female in her 70s is in home isolation following assessment in hospital; she recently returned from Europe via Qatar
  • A male and female in their 30s are in home isolation after attending a wedding on the South Coast where a confirmed case was present.

This takes the total number of cases of COVID-19 in Hunter New England to 11.

Hunter New England Health is contacting close contacts of the four new cases, who are being asked to self-isolate for 14 days from last contact.

They will be contacted every day to check that they are well and any contact who develops COVID-19 symptoms will be tested for the infection.

Hunter New England Local Health District has opened COVID-19 screening clinics at John Hunter and Maitland hospitals. A clinic will also open at Calvary Mater Newcastle today.

Health staff continue to undertake daily wellness checks with all confirmed cases in the District.

With regards to the cases previously announced in the District:

  • A male in his 70s is doing well in home isolation
  • A female in her 60s is doing well in home isolation
  • A male in his 20s is doing well in home isolation
  • A male in his 60s is doing well in home isolation
  • A female in her 60s remains in John Hunter Hospital for monitoring while her source of infection is still under investigation.
  • A female in her 40s is doing well in home isolation
  • A female in her 60s is in home isolation after being discharged from Manning Hospital.

The District is asking everyone in Hunter New England to play a part in containing the spread of COVID-19 by washing your hands often, covering coughs and sneezes, maintain social distance and staying home if you’re unwell. Visit the NSW Health website for more advice.

Below is a video provided by Hunter New England Health of Hunter New England Population Health Physician, Dr David Durrheim.

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