Coronavirus Australia live updates: Ten people infected at Western Sydney aged care home
Ten people have been infected with COVID-19 at an aged care home in Sydney, after one of its nurses tested positive.
Ten people have been infected with COVID-19 at an aged care home in Sydney, after one of its nurses tested positive.
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The Anglicare Newmarch House in Caddens, near Penrith, went into lockdown on Saturday after the female worker tested positive.
Six members of staff, including the woman, have now tested positive along with four residents, the ABC reports.
There are more than 6300 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Australia, with 2870 in New South Wales, 1291 in Victoria, 998 in Queensland, 433 in South Australia, 527 in Western Australia, 150 in Tasmania, 103 in the Australian Capital Territory and 28 in the Northern Territory.
The death toll now stands at 62, after a sixth person died in Tasmania earlier today.
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