Covid update - Friday
10th September 2021
THIRTEEN NEW LOCAL CASES COVID UPDATE - 11.10am Friday September 10 Another 13 new cases were reported in the Hunter Region in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. This brings the total number of cases in the local outbreak to 275. There are currently 138 active cases in the region, which means that 136 local people have now fully recovered from the virus and the local death toll remains at 1 in the current outbreak. Of those new cases:
4 are from Lake Macquarie LGA 3 in Wyee Point Were infectious in community Linked to household contact 1 in Murrays Beach Infectious status unknown Unlinked. Investigations ongoing 8 are from Port Stephens LGA 1 in Anna Bay Infectious status under investigation Unlinked. Investigations ongoing 2 in Fingal Bay Were isolating while infectious Linked to a positive family member 1 in Fern Bay Infectious in community Linked to a visitor from Sydney 1 in Heatherbrae Was isolating while infectious Linked to Motto Farm 1 in Nelson Bay Infectious in community Linked to a positive family member 1 in Shoal Bay Was isolating while infectious Linked to a household contact 1 in Soldiers Point Infectious in community Unlinked. Investigation ongoing 1 is from Singleton LGA 1 in Singleton Was infectious in community Unlinked. Investigations ongoing 10 local people are currently being cared for in hospital, with none currently in ICU. There are 485 close contacts of local cases who are in isolation. Another 26 cases were reported in the Central Coast region to our south yesterday, so that area remains a concern. STATEWIDE: There were 1542 new cases reported throughout NSW in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. Sadly, nine more deaths were recorded over the past 24 hours, one in the Central Coast area and the remainder in the Sydney region. HOSPITALISATIONS: There are 1156 people currently being treated for Covid-19 in NSW hospitals, with 207 in ICU and 89 requiring ventilators. EXPOSURE SITES: HNE Health has released details of a number of new exposure sites, including several at Morisset, Cardiff and Speers Point, and also at Kurri, Cooks Hill, Wallsend and Taylors Beach. You can read more details of those sites here. TREELOPPERS FINED (AGAIN!): Incredibly, tree loppers from the Sydney company fined $33,000 two weeks ago have been illegally door knocking and working in the Cardiff area. Police have arrested and charged six men from Sydney's west, alleging they were operating under a different business name. Full story in the Newcastle Herald here. FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR BUSINESSES: All Lake Macquarie businesses are eligible to apply for the range of Covid-related financial assistance offered by the State Government. More details on the assistance available is on my website here. FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR WORKERS: Individuals who have lost work hours are also eligible for the Covid-19 Disaster Payment. More details here. TESTING: Testing numbers in the local area are again low. Please get tested if you experience the mildest of symptoms, particularly if you've been near any of the exposure locations. QUESTIONS: Please see my Facebook or Website pages for answers to frequently asked questions. Service NSW also has a 24/7 hotline where people are available to answer questions. You can reach them on 13 77 88. STAY SAFE, stay vigilant, and stay home unless you absolutely have to go somewhere.