Three more coronavirus cases at Dorothy Henderson Lodge
Three more coronavirus positive cases have been confirmed at Dorothy Henderson Lodge overnight, NSW Health says.
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Three more people attached to the Macquarie Park nursing home that has become a coronavirus hotbed have tested positive overnight.
It brings a total of 11 residents and five staff members who have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Dorothy Henderson Lodge..
So far three residents who contracted the virus have passed away.
A 90-year-old resident at the home died on March 14.
Two other residents, an 82-year-old man and 95-year old woman, both died after contracting coronavirus earlier this month.
Meanwhile, a female passenger in her 70s who was taken to hospital from the Ruby Princess which docked in Sydney on March 19, passed away in hospital this morning.
“This patient was one of the initial three passengers who were confirmed to be COVID-19 positive following testing of retained specimens from onboard the Ruby Princess,” according to a NSW Health Statement.
NSW has now reported 818 cases of COVID-19, an increase of 149 new cases overnight which is the largest 24-hour jump.