Coronavirus case: Wattle Grove Early Education & Care Centre closed
An early education centre in Sydney’s southwest has been closed after a parent tested positive to coronavirus. It comes as more than 100 people have now been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the region.
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A council-operated childcare centre in Liverpool has been closed for deep cleaning after a parent was diagnosed with COVID-19, as the number of people testing positive for the virus soars above 100 in the region.
Wattle Grove Early Education and Care Centre was closed on Wednesday and parents and caregivers were notified to collect their children as soon as they could.
The South Western Health District has recorded 111 cases of coronavirus, with 22 people in Liverpool testing positive as of 8pm on March 26. Eight of these were locally acquired cases with an unknown source of infection.
In nearby Canterbury-Bankstown, there have been 49 cases, while in Fairfield eight have been recorded so far. Campbelltown has 16 cases of caronavirus.
Liverpool Council chief executive Kiersten Fishburn said the centre would be deep-cleaned and reopened as soon as possible.
“Council is following all procedures to minimise exposure including self-isolation of people deemed required to do so by NSW Health,” Ms Fishburn said.
She said NSW Health did not require any other children or family members to self-isolate.
“Wattle Grove Early Education and Care Centre has contacted the parent and caregiver of each of its students individually,” she said.
A caronavirus cluster has also been located at Opal Aged Care in Canterbury-Bankstown.
Four people have tested positive to COVID-19 at the facility since March 22, a statement from NSW Health said.