Coronavirus: Shoalhaven Hospital patient tests positive for COVID-19
A female patient has tested positive for coronavirus, but NSW Health has reassured the public that measures were being taken to protect other patients and staff.
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A seventh case of coronavirus has been confirmed for the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, with a female patient testing positive for the virus at a local hospital.
On Thursday, NSW Health announced a female patient currently being treated at Shoalhaven Hospital had tested positive for COVID-19.
“NSW Health public health and infection control officers are urgently working with hospital staff to ensure all patients, staff and others who may have had close contact with the female patient are identified,” a spokesman for NSW Health said.
“These people are being contacted and will be in self-isolation for 14 days after their last contact with the confirmed case.”
The department said several mitigation strategies had been put in place to ensure the continuity of service at Shoalhaven Hospital.
On Wednesday, NSW Health confirmed six people in the Illawarra had tested positive for coronavirus. Each of these cases had been diagnosed in the past four days, with the district announcing the first diagnosis on Monday morning.
On Thursday afternoon, NSW had 307 confirmed cases of the deadly virus. Forty more people tested positive to coronavirus in the past day – 17 fewer than the previous day where cases rose by 57.