Liverpool 2170: Coronavirus testing increases as new clinics open
There has been a surge in COVID-19 testing numbers in southwest Sydney since the region was targeted as a hot spot, with two new testing facilities opening this week.
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More than 2000 people have been tested for COVID-19 in Liverpool as the local health district seeks to expand its testing capacity.
A new pop-up testing clinic opened in Miller on Tuesdsay, while on Monday the region’s first drive-through COVID-19 testing facility, operated by Laverty Pathology, opened outside the provider’s collection centre on Elizabeth Drive.
The Miller clinic is located at The Hub Miller on Woodward Crescent and will open from 10am to 2pm, Monday to Friday, until May 1.
The drive-through facility is open on weekdays from 8.30am to 4pm.
A South Western Sydney Local Health District spokeswoman said 2799 people had so far been tested for coronavirus at the Liverpool Hospital Flu Assessment Clinic.
Testing numbers have surged since Liverpool was targeted as an area for increased surveillance, with 56 people to date testing positive for coronavirus in the Liverpool LGA.
In the week since April 13, four people have tested positive.
A cluster was also located at a Prestons window company earlier this month after 11 people connected to the business testing positive.
The health district is encouraging anyone in the Liverpool community to make use of its facilities at Miller and Liverpool Hospital.
“We encourage anyone in our community with symptoms, such as sore throat, fever, headache, dry cough and fatigue, to visit either of our two clinics, or see their GP, for testing,” the spokeswoman said.
“On behalf of our staff, we would like to thank everyone for staying home, supporting social
distancing and practising good hygiene to stop the spread of COVID-19.”
Six new infections were confirmed in NSW overnight, bringing the state’s total number of confirmed cases to 2969.
It comes as health authorities revealed more than three quarters of NSW residents infected with COVID-19 have since recovered.