Central Coast, Hunter, Newcastle, Mid-North Coast, jab rates, Covid cases, where to get vaccinated

Data reveals how many people are vaccinated; where you can get the jab, and how many cases are in The Central Coast, Hunter and the Mid-North Coast. Here’s Everything you need to know.

New data has revealed how many people have been vaccinated for Covid-19 across every NSW region, with Federal Health revealing the growing number of people protected by at least one jab of available vaccines in your community.

A patient receives the AstraZeneca vaccine at a pop-up walk-in COVID-19 clinic at the Parry Park Sports Centre in Lakemba.

The latest information on the Federal Government vaccine rollout the Operation Covid Shield comes as NewsLocal can now reveal the rates of Covid-19 vaccination in every local area across NSW – as well as all the places you can get vaccinated and how many active cases are in your community as part of a daily Covid-19 briefing for your suburb.

The Federal Government’s newly-released vaccination data, in comparison to Australian Bureau of Statistics’ regional statistical area information, updated in 2019, has been used to determine the percentage of residents in your area vaccinated for Covid-19.

Statistical Area data may be outdated since the completion of 2019 ABS report in regards to actual population.

The Ministry of Health has also updated the number of Covid-19 vaccine clinics available to the public across the state, with a total of 2705 jab hubs in NSW to date, as 3225 active cases of Covid-19 are recorded across the state — Scroll down to see the interactive map of cases per suburb.

Meanwhile, the 2170 postcode — making up the Liverpool, Moorebank, Casula, Prestons, Chipping Norton, Lurnea, Warwick Farm, Mount Pritchard and Hammondville areas — has the highest number of clinics open to the public with 78 places to get the jab.

Meanwhile, the 2200 postcode of Bankstown, Condell Park and Mount Lewis has 43 clinics open to administer jabs.

A general view of people lining up to get a Covid-19 vaccine at the pop up Vaccination Hub on Pitt Street in the CBD in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire /Gaye Gerard

In the 2166 postcode, with suburbs including Cabramatta, Canley Vale, Canley Heights, Lansvale and Cabramatta West, there are 33 vaccine centres available.

Meanwhile the 2145 postcode of Wentworthville, Westmead, Greystanes and Pendle Hill has 31 vaccine hubs open to the public.

The 2077 and 2560 postcodes have 30 clinics open each, while the 2148 and 2194 postcodes have 29 vaccine hubs respectively.

In the 2165, 2750 and 2195 postcodes, there are a total of 27 clinics open each.

NORTHERN NSW

On the state’s Central Coast, 155,635 people have been vaccinated against Covid, while 190,221 are not.

A total of 67,787 are fully vaccinated with both Covid jabs.

The Central Coast statistical region centres on the Central Coast local government area, with town centres including Gosford, Erina, Woy Woy and The Entrance. There are eight active Covid-19 cases across the coast, including in the Gosford and Budgewoi areas.

In the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie regions around 157,987 people have received one dose of the vaccine, with 224,549 unvaccinated across the areas.

Meanwhile, 67,709 people are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 with both jabs.

The Newcastle and Lake Macquarie statistical region covers the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie council areas, including the major town centres of Newcastle, Belmont and Morisset. There are no active cases of Covid-19 in Newcastle or Lake Macquarie.

The mass Covid-19 vaccination hub in Belmont in operation. Supplied.

In the Hunter Valley a total of 106,927 have received one dose of the Covid vaccine, with a further 178,213 unvaccinated across the area.

Meanwhile, 41,060 people are fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

The Hunter Valley (excluding Newcastle) statistical region incorporates Port Stephens, Muswellbrook, Dungog, Singleton, Cessnock and Maitland local government areas. There is one active Covid-19 case in the Singleton area.

Meanwhile, in the New England and North West a total of 71,171 people have been vaccinated with their first dose, while 115,140 are yet to receive their first dose.

A total of 28,133 are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in the community.

The New England and North West statistical region incorporates the Tamworth, Armidale, Moree Plains Shire and Tenterfield local government areas. There are no active cases of Covid-19 in New England and North West.

On the state’s Mid North Coast around 102,287 people are partially vaccinated against Covid-19, with a further 122,520 yet to receive their first dose.

Meanwhile, 39,341 people are fully vaccinated.

The Mid North Coast statistical region centres on the MidCoast Council local government area, with major town centres including Port Macquarie, Taree and Forster. There are no active cases of Covid-19 in the Mid-North Coast region.

COVID FOUND IN SEWAGE FROM CENTRAL COAST TO COFFS HARBOUR

There are fears that Covid is spreading throughout the Hunter and Mid-North Coast regions undetected, after traces of the virus was found in several sewage treatment plants.

On Wednesday, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian issued an alert to the Hunter Valley and Newcastle, as chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant listed a series of sewage treatment plants where Covid-19 has been detected overnight.

“We are very concerned about detections in the Newcastle system,” Dr Chant said on Tuesday.

“There has been detection from the Shortland Sewage Treatment Plant and the Burwood Beach Sewage Treatment Plant, and a lower detection in the Belmont Sewage Treatment Plant.”

NSW chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant speaks to the media during a COVID-19 press conference in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Bianca De Marchi

Dr Chant said it was critical that there was an increase in testing across the Newcastle and Hunter Valley region to find undiagnosed cases of Covid-19.

In a Twitter post, Hunter New England Health public health physician Dr David Durrheim said the results meant “someone in the community, or more than one person in the community that are infected with Covid-19 or have visited our region infected with Covid-19 and they have shed viral fragments’’.

“Now is the time where we have to hunt the virus down. We have to flush it out,’’ Dr Durrheim said.

“The only way we can do that is every single one of us who has a sore throat, a runny nose, shortness of breath, chest pain, a fever – don’t hesitate, immediately go and get tested.

“Go home, isolate, don’t take the virus out into the community until you get a negative result.

“All of us have to work together at this stage to make sure that we stamp out Covid in Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and southern Port Stephens again.’’

A Hunter New England health statement said there were no confirmed cases of Covid-19 anywhere in the Hunter New England Local Health District.

Covid mobile testing at Tuggerah on Thursday, July 29. Picture: Sue Graham

The Burwood Beach sewage catchment serves 225,834 people and includes the Newcastle City area and surrounding suburbs of Dudley, Charlestown, Jesmond, Lambton, New Lambton, Mayfield, Elermore Vale, Kotara, Garden Suburb, Adamstown Heights, Kahibah, Highfields, Merewether, Waratah West, Georgetown and Carrington.

The Belmont sewage catchment serves 115,000 people and includes Belmont, Warners Bay, Gateshead, Tingira Heights, Bennetts Green, Jewells, Redhead, Eleebana, Croudace Bay, Valentine, Marks Point, Blacksmiths, Pelican, Swansea, Swansea Heads, and Caves Beach.

The Shortland sewage catchment serves 60,000 people and includes Shortland, Cameron Park, Minmi, Fletcher, Maryland, Birmingham Gardens, Wallsend, Callaghan, Sandgate, Kooragang, Mayfield West, Fern Bay, Fullerton Cove and Stockton.

Meanwhile Covid fragments continue to be detected in the Toukley sewerage system despite no new cases being reported on the Central Coast after thousands of tests.

The disease was first detected at the Toukley plant on July 27 and has been picked up in three more successive tests, including as recently as Monday.

The sewage treatment plant serves an area of about 29,000 people in suburbs including Budgewoi, Buff Point, Canton Beach, Halekulani, Magenta, Norah Head, Noraville, Toukley, Tuggerawong, Wyongah, Kanwal, Gorokan and Lake Haven.

MID-NORTH COAST ALERT

Meanwhile, NSW Health is urging residents on the Mid-North Coast to get tested for Covid-19 after fragments of the virus were detected in sewage samples taken from Coffs Harbour and Bonny Hills.

Mid-North Coast Local Health District Chief Executive Stewart Dowrick said while there were no confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the region, at the first sign of symptoms residents should get tested.

“Testing sewage can help provide early warning of undetected infections in an area. In this instance, where there are no known cases of Covid-19 this is of particular concern,” he said.

“Detection of virus fragments in sewage can also be due to shedding of the virus by someone who may have previously had the illness and may no longer be infectious.

“It can also be the result of a person with Covid-19 who may have visited the community and has since left the area.”

The samples containing fragments of the virus were taken from the Bonny Hills and Coffs Harbour sewage treatment plants which serve a combined total of more than 64,000 residents.

The revelation comes just weeks after a positive Covid-19 case visited a Coffs Harbour pub, forcing a number of close contacts into isolation.

By the time the mandatory 14-day isolation period ended last week, more than 8400 tests had been carried out across the local health district. The Coffs Coast Advocate later revealed the same person visited the The Shoreline development which was then shut down as NSW Health staff carried out on-site testing of workers.