A further five cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed in Hunter New England Local Health District in the 24 hours to 8.00pm last night.
This includes a resident of the RFBI Hawkins Masonic Retirement Village in Edgeworth. Sadly, the man in his 90s died last night, after testing positive to COVID-19 yesterday. Our sincere condolences go out to this man's family, friends and fellow residents at the retirement village.
This brings the total number of cases in the District to 82 since August 5.
Of the five new cases:
- One is associated with the RFBI Hawkins Masonic Retirement Village in Edgeworth.
- The remaining four are family or household contacts, and linked to previously reported cases.
- The one case from Lake Macquarie LGA is related to the aged care facility, one is in the Newcastle LGA, one is in the Maitland LGA, one is in the Port Stephens LGA, and one is in Armidale (part of the known family cluster).
- Only one was infectious while in the community. The remaining cases were in isolation throughout their infectious period, or residents of the aged care facility.
Dozens of Hunter sites have been added to the COVID-19 exposure list, Hunter New England Health confirmed on Friday morning.
The new list of sites are all casual contacts meaning anyone who attended at the listed times must get tested and isolate until a negative result is received, unless they have been contacted by NSW Health as close contacts.
The list includes:
Woolworths, Maitland
Thursday 5 August from 1.36pm - 2.14pm
Coles, Waratah
Friday 6 August from 5.25 - 5.45pm
Sunday 8 August from 12.01pm - 12.35pm
Aldi, Kotara
Sunday 8 August From 11.31am - 11.51am
Coles, The Junction
Sunday 8 August from 12.53pm - 1pm
Big W, Jesmond
Sunday 8 August from 4.15pm - 4.20pm
Woolworths, Jesmond
Sunday 8 August from 4.22pm - 4.28pm
The Newcastle Hotel, Islington
Sunday 1 August from 9.45pm - 11.30pm
Aldi, Edgeworth
Saturday 7 August from 1.34pm - 1.40pm
Woolworths, Glendale
Monday 9 August From 5.28pm - 5.32pm
Metro Petroleum, Tarro
Monday 2 August from 6.30am - 6.35am
R-Harn Thai Eatery, Jesmond
Monday 9 August from 5.35pm - 6pm
Blooms the Chemist, Stockland Green Hills
Friday 6 August from 12.45pm - 1.06pm
Woolworths, Stockland Green Hills
Friday 6 August from 1.06pm - 1.11pm
Coles, Stockland Green Hills
Friday 6 August from 1.15pm - 1.20pm
KFC, Stockland Green Hills Food Court
Friday 6 August from 1.20pm-1.30pm
McDonalds, Charlestown Square
Thursday 5 August from 9am-9.05am
Van Gool, Charlestown Square
Thursday 5 August from 12pm-12.10pm
City Beach, Stockland Green Hills
Wednesday 4 August from 5pm-5.15pm
Coles, Stockland Green Hills
Wednesday 4 August from 4.40pm-5pm
Priceline, Stockland Green Hills
Wednesday 4 August from 4.54pm-5.14pm
Kmart, Stockland Green Hills
Wednesday 4 August from 4.23pm-4.45pm
City Beach, Charlestown Square
Thursday 5 August from 9am - 2pm
Blue Door, Newcastle (Hunter St)
Wednesday 4 August from 1.16pm - 1.30pm
Train Teralba - Morisset
Saturday 7 August from 10.06am - 10.30am
Train Morisset - Teralba
Saturday 7 August from 12pm - 12.20pm
A complete list of exposure site can be found on the NSW Health website: www.nsw.gov.au/.../nsw-covid-19.../case-locations
More exposure sites may be announced as investigations continue.
Public and private testing clinics are now open with extended hours. For a full list of clinics and addresses visit www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/health-and-wellbeing/clinics
