Hospitals in the Hunter New England health district are treating 22 people for COVID-19, three of whom are in intensive care, as the regions reported 40 new cases overnight.
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The MidCoast local government area reported 13 new cases - the highest number in the health district - as regions in the North West and New England reported a drop in case numbers following last week's sudden spike.
Newcastle reported six new cases to 8pm on Sunday, with nine in Lake Macquarie, one in Port Stephens, and three in Maitland.
Four new cases were reported in Inverell, with two in the Moree Plains local government area, and a further two in Tamworth.
The latest figures follow casual contact exposure venues at the Newcastle Airport at Williamtown earlier this morning.
Anyone who visited the airport's check-in hall, security screening and departure lounge facilities on Monday, November 1, between 1.13pm and 2.01pm have been urged to get tested and to isolate until they receive a negative result.
Similarly, anyone who may have visited the arrivals hall and male bathrooms on Wednesday, November 3, between 1.08pm and 1.12pm has also been advised to seek a test and isolate until they receive a negative result.
The latest cases take the health district's active cases to 8881, 28 of which have bee linked to known transmissions while 18 were said to be infectious in the community.
Advice for close contacts:
Hunter New England Health has provided the following advice for close contacts of COVID-19 positive cases.
If you are fully vaccinated with two doses of completed at least 14 days before you had contact with a COVID-19 case:
- self-isolate for 7 days
- get tested straight away and again on day 6
- leave self-isolation after 7 days if your test on day 6 is negative, you feel well and you have had no further contact with a COVID-19 positive person
- for the following 7 days, work from home if you can and do not attend a high-risk setting (healthcare, aged care, disability care, early childhood centres, primary school and correctional facilities) even if it is your place of work
- get tested again on day 12.
If you are not fully vaccinated with no, one or two doses completed within 14 days of contact with a COVID-19 case:
- self-isolate for 14 days
- get tested straight away, on day 6 and again on day 12
- leave self-isolation after 14 days if your test on day 12 is negative, you feel well and you have had no further contact with a COVID-19 positive person.
If you have had COVID-19 in the past six months you will generally not be considered a close contact and you do not need to self-isolate or get a test unless you have symptoms.