Murrumbidgee Local Health District has assured the community it is safe to go to Corowa Hospital, after one new staff member tested positive to COVID-19 over the weekend.
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MLHD chief executive Jill Ludford said the additional case took the total cases linked to the hospital outbreak to six staff and four patients.
"As we're learning to live with COVID and we're having more and more patients come into hospital who could be COVID-positive, I just want to reassure the community that we've got very very stringent procedures in place," she said.
"You'll see staff wearing PPE now for the majority of the time in the emergency department setting.
"So I just want to reassure the community in Corowa it is safe for you to go to the hospital, because there has been fantastic testing results from the community in Federation."
Ms Ludford said 203 tests were completed at the Corowa Hospital testing clinic last week.
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Two cases each were recorded in Wagga and the Lachlan Shire and one in Snowy Valleys and Wangaratta.
Albury Wodonga Health reported no new cases in Wodonga, but said there were 25 active cases across its catchment.
"There are currently two COVID-positive patients in hospital, including one in our intensive care unit," Albury Wodonga Health said in a statement.
"There are currently 75 active cases in the community," the health service posted on Facebook.
Yarrawonga Health's testing clinic conducted 182 tests on Sunday.
Ms Ludford thanked Murrumbidgee residents for their efforts keeping the community safe throughout COVID.
"You have continued to be vigilant, you have listened to the different ways of living with COVID-19 and you've continued to come forward for testing," she said.
In the MLHD 93 per cent of people aged 16 and above are fully vaccinated and 97 per cent ahve had their first dose.
In the 12 to 15 aged group in MLHD, nearly 70 per cent of children have had their first dose and 83 per cent are fully vaccinated.
Ms Ludford said MLHD vaccination clinics were still seeing people coming forward for their first vaccinatione who may have been initially hesitant.
"We had in one of our clinics last week 75 people coming forward for their first vaccination, so if you haven't had your jab yet there's still plenty of time and we encourage you to come forward," she said.
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Victoria Ellis
Victoria Ellis grew up on the Border and loves reporting for her home community. She is a University of Wollongong Journalism graduate. In 2018 Victoria was awarded the Bruce Gordon Scholarship for Journalism and completed a 10 week internship with WIN News Illawarra. In 2019 she was awarded The Border Mail's Cameron Thompson Scholarship, where she completed a three week internship, before taking up ongoing employment in 2021.
Victoria Ellis grew up on the Border and loves reporting for her home community. She is a University of Wollongong Journalism graduate. In 2018 Victoria was awarded the Bruce Gordon Scholarship for Journalism and completed a 10 week internship with WIN News Illawarra. In 2019 she was awarded The Border Mail's Cameron Thompson Scholarship, where she completed a three week internship, before taking up ongoing employment in 2021.
