Far West LHD COVID-19 Update - 1 More Case

The one new case is in Dareton and is being investigated. All active cases are in isolation and are being contacted regularly by NSW Health staff for health and welfare checks. Follow up investigations and contact tracing are continuing.

One more case recovered yesterday, from Broken Hill. The District's total number of recovered cases is now 248 (one from Balranald, 97 from Broken Hill and 150 from Wilcannia).

The total number of active cases remains at 39 (24 in Broken Hill, two in Wilcannia, one in Menindee, and 12 in Dareton).

Dareton residents are urged to limit their movements in the community at this time and widespread COVID-19 testing is critical. Anyone currently experiencing, or who has recently experienced, even mild cold-like symptoms is asked to come forward immediately for testing. It's important that you isolate after your test until you get a negative result if you have symptoms.

Symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, sore throat, cough, headache, runny nose, shortness of breath, fatigue, muscle aches or pains, and a change in taste or smell.

Find your nearest testing clinic here: COVID-19 testing clinics | NSW Government.

A number of casual contact venues have been added for Far West LHD. Anyone who attended these venues on the specified dates and times listed is a casual contact (unless they have been contacted by NSW Health as a close contact) and must get tested and isolate until a negative test result is received.

• Dareton Mini-Mart - 19 Tapio Street

  • Wednesday, 6 October, 3pm to 4pm

• IGA Dareton Plus Liquor - 31-37 Tapio Street

  • Friday, 8 October, 7.10am to 7.20am

  • Thursday, 7 October, 12.40pm to 12.50pm

• Shell Buronga - 141 Sturt Highway, Buronga

  • Sunday, 3 October, 11.10am to 11.15am

For a full list of locations, including close and casual contact venues, public transport routes or changes to previously reported venues, visit https://www.nsw.gov.au/COVID-19/nsw-COVID-19-case-locations

Anyone in the community with COVID-19 who is isolating at home is reminded they should call the public health unit on +61 1300 066 055 if they have any health concerns. Please call triple zero (000) in an emergency, including a deterioration in symptoms.

Far West Local Health District continues to urge eligible people to come forward for vaccination (providing they are not cases, contacts of cases, are not isolating, and do not have symptoms). Those aged 12 years and above are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccination. People can make bookings via the Commonwealth Government's Vaccine Clinic Finder.