COVID-19 drive-through clinic opens in Ryde
A new COVID-19 drive-through clinic has opened as the number of coronavirus cases rose to more than 3,000 state-wide. See the latest statistics and full list of clinics in the area.
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A new COVID-19 drive-through clinic has opened in Ryde as the state’s health authorities urge people in Sydney’s hotspots to continue getting tested if they have any symptoms.
The swab collection point has opened seven days a week from 8am-4pm at Laverty Pathology Laboratory at 60 Waterloo Road in North Ryde.
To attend, patients will first have to get a pathology request form filled out from their doctor. For those using Telehealth, doctors can download and fill out a digital from Laverty’s website which can then be sent to the patient.
While remaining in their car, patients will have to show ID, Medicare card and completed pathology request form to the drive-through clinic.
A staff member will then take a nasal swab from the patient.
All results will be sent to the patient’s referring doctor yet negative results will be available via SMS if a mobile number and consent are provided.
The new clinic comes after a respiratory clinic opened last month on Khartoum Road in Macquarie Park to assess people with mild to moderate respiratory symptoms as well as test and diagnose COVID-19, influenza and pneumonia cases.
The WiSE clinic, which was partly funded by the Federal Government, also allows patients to meet a GP and have a complete assessment.
The Macquarie Park walk-in clinic was a joint project between the Federal Department of Health, MQ Health, Stocklands Property Management and the Northern Sydney Primary Health Network.
Liberal Federal Member for Bennelong John Alexander said everyone in the community played a role in supporting one another during the pandemic.
“Whether that’s the community supporting one another and exercising responsible social distancing practices, or the WiSE Clinic stepping up to the plate,” Mr Alexander said.
“It’s wonderful to see everyone working together to keep our community safe.”
There are currently 67 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ryde’s local government area (LGA) according to the latest NSW Health data as of 8pm, April 25.
Analysis of the data reveals there were 65 positive cases on April 4 meaning there has been an increase of just two cases in the area.
Earlier this month, Ryde and Macquarie Park were announced as two coronavirus hotspots where NSW Health would expand testing in a bid to reduce local community transmissions.
Ryde still remains a targeted area for increased testing.
An area is identified for further testing if there have been cases of community transmission of unknown origin, according to NSW Health.
FULL LIST OF COVID-19 TESTING CLINICS IN RYDE
Ryde Hospital - Denistone Road, Eastwood. Access via ward 6. Opened 7 days from 10am-8pm
WiSE Ryde Respiratory Clinic - 11 Khartoum Road, Macquarie Park. Opened 7 days from 8am-5pm
Drive-through Laverty Pathology Clinic - 60 Waterloo Road, North Ryde. Opened 7 days from 8am-4pm.
Overnight there were just two new cases in NSW taking the number of confirmed cases to 3,004 statewide.
Of that figure, 2,227 people have recovered and the total amount of deaths remains at 36.
Earlier, NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said one of the cases was a returned traveller who was in quarantine at a hotel and the other was a known contact of a COVID-19 case.
“So in that 24-hour period, no cases of community acquisition where there wasn’t a link established,” Dr Chant told reporters on Monday.
Sydney’s north has had the third highest number of tests at 2906, after South Eastern Sydney with 3,107 tests and Nepean Blue Mountains with 3,005 to date.
Of that figure there were 525 confirmed cases in Sydney’s north, according to the latest NSW Health data.
That breaks down to 54.92 cases every 100,000 residents giving a 1.89 per cent positive rate.
There are currently 67 confirmed cases in Ryde LGA. It comes after two coronavirus clusters in Ryde’s local government area; stemming from transmissions at Dorothy Henderson Lodge from February and a church service held at Ryde Civic Centre in March.
Nearby Hunters Hill recorded 22 confirmed COVID-19 cases, while Canada Bay which includes Drummoyne, Concord and Rhodes had 25, as of the latest NSW Health results.
LIST OF CONFIRMED CASES ACROSS SYDNEY’s NORTH BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
Ryde - 67
Hunters Hill - 22
Canada Bay - 25
Willoughby - 23
Lane Cove - 38
North Sydney - 48
Mosman - 41
Hornsby - 56
Ku-ring-gai - 69
Northern Beaches - 154
Source: NSW Health as of statistics from 8pm April 25