Far West LHD COVID-19 Update - 6 More Cases

Five of the new cases are in Wilcannia and one is in Broken Hill. Five are household contacts and one is linked to a known case.

All 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.

Seven more cases recovered yesterday (five from Broken Hill and two from Wilcannia).

This brings the District's total number of recovered cases to 113 (one from Balranald, 15 from Broken Hill and 97 from Wilcannia). The total number of active cases has reduced to 92.

The District is calling on anyone to get tested if they have even the mildest symptoms. Anyone with cold or flu-like symptoms such as fever, sore throat, cough, headache, or shortness of breath, is urged to immediately get tested. Even people with mild symptoms, such as fatigue, new muscle aches or pains, a change in taste or smell or a new runny nose, should arrange testing as quickly as possible. Find your nearest testing clinic: COVID-19 testing clinics | NSW Government

A number of casual contact venues have been confirmed. Anyone who attended any of the following venues listed on the specified dates and times (all Broken Hill locations are in CST) are casual contacts (unless they have been contacted by NSW Health as close contacts) and must get tested and isolate until a negative test result is received.

• Caltex Broken Hill - 73-87 Oxide Street

  • Wednesday 15 September, 8:40am to 9am

• CP Peoples Chemist Broken Hill - 323 Argent Street

  • Wednesday 15 September, 10:20am to 11:15am

• Service NSW Broken Hill - 115 Bagot Street

  • Thursday 16 September, 12:25pm to 12:30pm

• Balranald Bakery - 113 Market Street

  • Tuesday 14 September, 11:30am to 12pm (noon)

• Balranald Pharmacy - 107 Market Street

  • Tuesday 14 September, 11:15am to 11:30am

• Australia Post Broken Hill - 260 Argent Street

  • Friday 10 September, 6:10pm to 6:30pm

  • Friday 10 September, 4pm to 4:20pm

• Centrelink and Medicare Broken Hill - 180 Beryl Street

  • Monday 6 September, 11:20am to 11:50am

  • Monday 6 September, 1:40pm to 2:10pm

• Coles Broken Hill - 7 Gossan Street,

  • Sunday 12 September, 6:25pm to 7:15pm

  • Friday 10 September, 11:30am to 12:30pm

  • Tuesday 7 September, 5pm to 6pm

  • Sunday 5 September, 10:15am to 10:50am

  • Friday 3 September, 11:50am to 12:15pm

• Cheap as ChipsBroken Hill - 7-11 Gossan Street

  • Friday 10 September, 12pm to 12:30pm

  • Friday 3 September, 11:40am to 12pm

• NAB Broken Hill - Westside Plaza, 7 Galena Street

  • Wednesday 8 September, 9am to 9:45am

• BWS Broken Hill - Westside Plaza, 7 Galena Street

  • Wednesday 8 September, 9:30am to 10:15am

• Metro Petroleum Broken Hill - 571 Beryl Street

  • Monday 6 September, 11am to 2pm

• Adkin's True Value Hardware Broken Hill - 76 Oxide Street, Broken Hill

  • Tuesday 14 September, 2:50pm to 5:05pm

  • Wednesday, 8 September 2021 - 12:50pm to 1pm

• Foodland Broken Hill - 347 Beryl Street, Broken Hill

  • Wednesday, 15 September 2021 - 6.35pm to 6.50pm

  • Saturday, 11 September 2021 - 6.20pm to 6.30pm

  • Sunday, 5 September 2021 - 3:45pm to 3:55pm

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 check their eligibility and make bookings via the Commonwealth Government's eligibility checker.