Northern NSW Local Health District reports that to 4pm yesterday, March 8, there were 171 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in the area, including 22 positive PCR tests and 149 positive rapid antigen tests (RAT)**.
Confirmed tests by LGA (PCR and RAT included):
- Ballina 17
- Byron 26
- Clarence Valley 44
- Kyogle 4
- Lismore 21
- Richmond Valley 11
- Tweed 48
There are 8 COVID-19 positive patients in hospital in Northern NSW, with none in ICU.
Sadly, today Northern NSW is reporting the death of two people aged in their 60s and 90s from COVID-19. They were from the Tweed and Byron areas.
Northern NSW Local Health District is urging people to get tested for COVID-19 at the first sign of symptoms and isolate until a negative result is received.
Anyone who tests positive using a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) is required to register their result with Service NSW. Registering your RAT result enables NSW Health to provide advice on self-isolation and managing COVID-19 symptoms at home and connect high risk people to clinical care services.
Case data and other COVID-19 information is available on the NSW Government website.
** Please note these RAT results may be from within the previous seven days, and there may be some cases included in these numbers where people have reported positive RATs on multiple days and/or where people have also had a positive PCR test during the same reporting period.
For the most up-to-date COVID information visit: nsw.gov.au.
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