NSW records three new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19
October 11, 2020
NSW Premier
NSW has reported three new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19.
Two cases in overseas travellers in hotel quarantine were also diagnosed in the 24 hours to 8pm yesterday, bringing to state’s total new coronavirus cases to five.
Of the locally transmitted cases, one is linked to the Liverpool private clinic cluster, and the other is a social contact of a previously reported confirmed case of unknown source.
The third case is still under investigation, however NSW Health has issued an alert for anyone who visited Lakemba Radiology on October 1 from noon to 2.30pm.
Visitors to the clinic at that time are considered casual contacts and are being told to get tested if they develop any coronavirus symptoms.
NSW Health has also upgraded its advice for travellers on a bus from Central to Strathfield. This bus was a train replacement service.
All passengers on the bus are now considered close contacts and are advised to immediately get tested for COVID-19 and self-isolate for 14 days.
Passengers should remain isolated for the full 14 days regardless of their test result.
One recently reported case has been excluded after further investigations, bringing the total number of cases in NSW to 4088.
NSW recorded three new cases yesterday – two of which were locally acquired.
Yesterday it was also revealed that a nurse at one of the city’s busiest hospitals tested positive for coronavirus after having worked a shift whilst infectious.
The casual nurse worked a single shift at St Vincent’s Hospital on Wednesday and treated a single patient with specialised care.
The nurse also had limited contact with a small number of colleagues.
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