With yet another national infection record, Victorian health authorities have announced that there are were 1,838 new COVID cases yesterday, while the NSW numbers are dropping.
NSW Health says that there were 646 new locally acquired cases to 8pm last night and another 11 people deaths.
Three cases in Mullumbimby area
Although NSW Health and the NNSWLHD are yet to confirm, it would appear that there are three cases in Mullumbimby – a website with updated cases by postcode, has the 2482 postcode listed as three cases and the 2481 postcode with one case this week since June 16.
Acting Chief Executive Northern NSW Local Health District, Lynne Weir’s press release today says that to 8pm on October 7, nine new cases of COVID19 have been reported for the Northern NSW Local Health District.
‘Of these, three cases are in the Ballina Local Government Area, and linked with an Alstonville cluster. One case is a household contact of a previously reported case and has been in self-isolation, while two cases are under investigation.
‘Two cases are in the Casino area of Richmond Valley LGA. Of these, one case is linked to the Kyogle cluster and one case is under investigation.
Three cases are in the Kyogle LGA, all household contacts of previously reported cases, and have been in self-isolation.
‘One case is in the Byron LGA, a household contact of a previously reported case, and has been in self-isolation.
Ms Weir says that there have now been 57 total cases reported in Northern NSW since June 16 when the current Delta outbreak in Sydney began.
‘Three cases are being cared for in hospital, and all are in a stable condition. Contact tracing is underway to determine any venues of concern, and further information will be provided as soon as possible.’
Recent stories, information and updates regarding COVID-19
New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics Life shows life expectancy in Australia has decreased slightly for the second year in a row. An international team of researchers has found more evidence that COVID-19 came from animals in a Wuhan food market. The lab-leak theory that Covid-19 came from the Wuhan Institute of Virology – instead of a nearby wet market – was thrashed about in public recently, with the US Senate Homeland Security Committee holding a hearing into Covid-19. Eighteen schools in the Northern Rivers division of Richmond have received $25,000 each as part of the federal government’s School Upgrade Fund, Labor Member for Richmond Justine Elliot said last week. COVID-19 reversed earlier trends toward longer life expectancies. During the pandemic, life expectancies globally dropped by 1.6 years according to a new study published in the Lancet medical journal. Let’s not forget that Covid-19 is still a big issue in our community with 31,935 cases reported across Australia in the last week – an average of 4,562 cases per day. The Global Carbon Budget is about to be refreshed, giving the world a critical insight into how efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are (or are not) progressing. Masks will no longer be mandatory on public transport from tomorrow, Wednesday 21 September. SW Police are urging festival-goers at this weekend’s music festival to celebrate in a safe and responsible manner, whilst also being aware of COVID-Safety measures. The Northern NSW Local Health District reports that to 4pm yesterday, Sunday May 22, there were 40 COVID-19 positive patients in hospital in Northern NSW, with one of these in ICU.
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