Dubbo Covid outbreak news, updates from western NSW
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A man in 40s has died with Covid-19 at Dubbo Base Hospital.
NSW Health has advised the man was not vaccinated and had significant underlying medical conditions.
The death was announced on Tuesday, as the western NSW Local Health District recorded another 21 new cases of Covid.
Wellington had 11 new cases, Narromine 4, Orange 1, Bathurst 1, Dubbo 1, Oberon 1, Cowra 1 and Bourke 1.
Western NSW Local Health District chief executive Scott McLachlan said another man in Dubbo has also died while Covid, a man in his 70s who was in palliative care. His death will be formally recorded in tomorrow’s case count.
Despite increasing cases in Narromine, no announcement has been made about whether that local government area or others such as Cabonne and Oberon will re-enter lockdown because there have been new cases recorded.
NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard said officials were considering putting Port Macquarie, Kemspey and Muswellbrook back into lockdown.
Tweed and Byron Shires will come out of lockdown at midnight tonight.
UPDATED – September 27
Residents in Narromine and Cabonne could be plunged back into a seven-day lockdown by NSW Health in a matter of hours.
Across the Western NSW Local Health District there were 24 new cases of COVID-19 reported overnight, with a spokesman confirming the total number of cases in the region during the recent outbreak has reached 1196.
Another 11 cases were reported in Wellington, while a further five cases were confirmed for Dubbo.
The spokesman said four cases were reported in Cowra, two in Blayney, one in Narromine and one in Canowindra.
“12 are linked to known cases, and 12 are under investigation,” he said.
Mr Barilaro told NewsLocal NSW Health was meeting to determine the fate of the regions “as we speak” with a decision set to be decided by Monday afternoon.
“Hopefully this afternoon we will be able to put out a press release in relation to who is going into lockdown and who may come out,” he said.
“My sense is there is concern in that whole Wellington and Central West area with a whole lot of small outbreaks.
“So Health might go on the side of caution and lock those areas down.”
However, the Deputy Premier said new cases didn’t seal the fate of communities facing a further seven days in lockdown.
“We measure every single thing, not just cases, but exposure sites, the infectious rate and what the circumstance of each case is,” he said. “And we are getting closer to the 70 per cent road map and we’ll even have a look at vaccination rates but Health will make those decisions this afternoon.”
Mr Barilaro said cases in the Narromine and Cabonne shires were raised with him by NSW chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant as “areas of concern”.
UPDATE – SEPTEMBER 17
Three people with Covid have died at Dubbo aged care facilities.
NSW Health advised that a fully vaccinated woman aged in her 80s died at Catholic Healthcare’s Holy Spirit aged care facility.
Another fully vaccinated woman who was aged in her 90s died at the St Mary’s Villa facility.
A man in his 80s, who was also a St Mary’s aged care facility resident, also died. He had received one dose of a vaccination.
There have been four deaths linked to the St Mary’s aged care outbreak and one at the Holy Spirit facility.
Overnight there were 15 new Covid cases recorded in the Western NSW Local Health District and five in the Far West Local Health District.
UPDATED September 16
The Parkes, Blayney, Bogan, Cabonne and Forbes local government areas in western NSW will be released from lockdown from 1pm today.
NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro made the announcement after the regions went several weeks of new Covid cases.
It comes as Covid case numbers in western NSW continue to climb.
Health Minister Brad Hazzard said 1004 cases had now been recorded in the Western NSW Local Health District since the beginning of the Delta outbreak.
Dubbo had 12 new Covid cases confirmed overnight, Bathurst 6, Walgett 6, Bourke 2 and Wellington 1.
In the Far West Local Health District Mr Hazzard said there were two new cases in Broken Hill.
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 13
A man in his 90s has died after contracting Covid at Catholic Healthcare’s St Mary’s Village aged care facility in Dubbo.
NSW Health announced the man’s death on Monday and Dr Jeremy McAnulty said the man was vaccinated and had underlying health conditions.
To 8pm last night there were 12 new cases in the Western NSW Local Health District, bringing the districts total cases to 978.
“ Yesterday‘s number has included five in Bathurst, four in Dubbo, two in Bourke and one in Walgett,” Dr McAnulty said.
In the Far West Local Health District there were seven new cases, four in Broken Hill and three in Wilcannia.
UPDATE SEPTEMBER 10
A further 28 cases of Covid-19 have been recorded across western NSW, with a surge in cases in the Mudgee Region.
To 8pm last night there were 28 cases in the Western NSW Local Health District and five cases in the Far West Local Health District.
NSW Deputy Premier said 18 news cases were in Dubbo and six were in the Mid-Western Regional Council area which covers the Mudgee region.
Three new cases were in Bourke, one was in Blayney, three were in Wilcannia and two were in Broken Hill.
UPDATE 11:30am, September 9
An additional 28 cases of Covid-19 were recorded across western NSW overnight, with 24 new cases in the Western NSW Local Health District and four in the Far West Local Health district.
NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro said 15 new cases were in Dubbo, four in Walgett, two in Bathust, two in Narromine, two in Wilcannia, two in Broken Hill and one in Orange.
The new figures were released after the government announced some council areas with no cases would exit lockdown.
Cobar, Coonamble, Warren, Warrumbungle, Oberon, Lachlan, Weddin and Cowra council areas will exit lockdown from 12:01am on September 11 because there have been no Covid cases for 14 days.
Mr Barilaro said communities out of lockdown would re-enter it if there was just one new Covid case recorded.
Other parts of regional NSW where there have been Covid cases within the past 14 days will remain in lockdown until the Monday after 70 per cent of NSW is fully vaccinated.
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