MURRUMBIDGEE LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICT COVID-19 Data Update

As of 8.00 am on Monday 27 July 2020

No further new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) in the past 24 hours, with the total number of reported positive cases remaining at 50.

32,473 COVID tests have been conducted in the Murrumbidgee region, including 910 in the past 24 hours.

Three active cases are located in Local Government Area (LGA), while the cases from the Snowy Valleys LGA and LGA are both returned overseas travellers and remain in quarantine in a Sydney hotel. One case remains not recovered in - LGA.

Anyone with even the mildest symptoms such as sore throat, cough, fever, shortness of breath should be tested. Testing is free. Anyone with symptoms should come forward for testing for COVID-19. Call the Murrumbidgee COVID-19 Hotline on 1800 831 099.

MLHD testing clinic information is available at: https://www.mlhd.health.nsw.gov.au/about- us/newsroom/events/covid-19-mobile-testing-clinics

A full list of testing clinics around NSW is available on the NSW Health website.

ENDS

COVID-19 in MLHD Total number tests in MLHD 32,473 Total Confirmed cases in MLHD 50 Total number of deaths from COVID-19 1 Total number hospitalised 6 Total number of recovered cases 43

COVID-19 in MLHD by Local New Total Active Recovered Deceased Government Areas (LGA) cases Cases cases Albury City 11 3 8 5 5 Cootamundra Gundagai Regional Council 2 1 1 Area Federation 7 6 1 Greater Hume 3 3 Griffith City 3 3 1 1 2 2 Junee Council 1 1 3 3 Shire 1 1 Area 1 1 City 10 10 TOTAL 50 6 43 1

MURRUMBIDGEE LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICT Tel. 02 5943 2009 Mob. 0412 324 122 Email. [email protected] .

– 24 hour health advice and information you can count on 1800 022 222.

FEELING UNWELL? GET TESTED Anyone who feels unwell should be tested. Testing is critical to help minimise the risk of community to community transmission and to stop the spread. People are required to self-isolated after the test until their result is received, this usually takes around 30 hours and can be received via text message.

CALL THE HOTLINE Members of the community can call the Murrumbidgee Covid-19 hotline (open every day from 7am – 9pm) on 1800 831 099 to arrange an appointment at their nearest testing centre, whether that be a clinic or a GP practice. Tests undertaken at any of the MLHD’s testing clinics are FREE and completely confidential.

GP TESTING The community can also access COVID testing through local General Practitioners (GP) or at the Commonwealth funded GP-Led Respiratory Clinic in Gundagai, Young, Griffith, Wagga Wagga or .

DROP IN TO A MOBILE CLINIC The Murrumbidgee Mobile Testing Clinic is travelling across the district.

MLHD urges people not to wait for a mobile visit, but to call the COVID hotline on 1800 831 099 to book an appointment if they feel the slightest bit unwell.

MOBILE TESTING CLINIC SCHEDULE:

Location Address Time Date

Ardlethan Recreation Park, Cnr Ariah and 10.15am – 2.15pm Monday 27 July 2020 Yithan St Lake Cargelligo Lake Cargelligo Hospital, Yelkin St 11.30am – 3.30pm Monday 27 July 2020 Hillston Hillston Hospital, Burns St 08.30am – 11.30am Tuesday 28 July 2020 Narrandera Narrandera Hospital, Cnr Adams and 2pm – 3.30pm Tuesday 28 July 2020 Douglas St Henty Henty Hospital, Ivor St, 10am – 11.30am Tuesday 28 July 2020 Lockhart Lockhart Hospital, Hebden St, 2pm – 3.30pm Tuesday 28 July 2020 Boorowa Boorowa Hospital, Dry St 9.45am – 11am Wednesday 29 July 2020 Harden Harden Hospital, 54-64 Swift St, 12.30pm – 2.45pm Wednesday 29 July 2020 Temora Temora Hospital, 169 Loftus St, 10am – 2pm Wednesday 29 July 2020 Finley Finley Hospital, 160 Loftus St, 11am – 12.30pm Thursday 30 July 2020 Adelong Community Health , St Adelong 10.30am – 2pm Thursday 30 July 2020 Lowes Square, Hawkins St, Howlong 08.30am – 11am Friday 31 July 2020

Jindera Green 12.30pm – 3pm Friday 31 July 2020 Narrandera Narrandera Hospital, Cnr Adams and 10am – 2.30pm Saturday 1 August 2020 Douglas St Ashmont Oval Bardia St Ashmont 10.30am – 4pm Sunday 2 August 2020

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