A new confirmed case of COVID-19 has been detected in a worker at SummitCare Baulkham Hills aged care facility – taking the facility’s caseload to eight.
NSW recorded 18 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
“When this worker was identified as a close contact, they went into isolation immediately, but had worked throughout their infectious period,” NSW Health said in a statement.
“This brings the total number of cases associated with the aged care facility to eight, including five residents and three aged care workers.”
NSW Health said four of the infected residents were fully vaccinated, and one – who entered the facility in mid-May – had not yet been vaccinated.
“The aged care worker included in today’s numbers has had their first AstraZeneca dose. The two other aged care workers had not been vaccinated,” NSW Health said.
“Out of an abundance of caution all five residents with COVID-19 have been transferred to Westmead Hospital for observation.”
Of the new locally acquired cases in the state, 16 are linked to a known case or cluster – nine are household contacts – and the source of infection for two cases remain under investigation.
There are now 255 cases directly linked to known cases in the Bondi cluster.
There were 32,136 COVID-19 tests reported to 8pm last night, compared with the previous day’s total of 58,373.
NSW Health administered 20,562 COVID-19 vaccines in the 24 hours to 8pm last night, including 7,249 at the vaccination centre at Sydney Olympic Park.
Of today’s 18 new locally acquired cases, 11 were in isolation throughout their infectious periods and five cases were in isolation for part of their infectious period. Two cases were infectious in the community.
One further case has been recorded to 8pm last night linked to a gathering at the Meriton Suites Waterloo on Saturday 26 June.
“A total of seven people who attended the gathering have now tested positive for COVID-19 and five household contacts of these people have also tested positive,” NSW Health said.
The health authority said anyone – including guests, staff and contractors – who was on any level of the Meriton Suites, 30 Danks Street, Waterloo, for any amount of time between 7pm on Saturday 26 June and 8am on Monday 5 July must immediately get tested and isolate until you receive further advice from NSW Health.
NSW Health is also urging people in Bossley Park and the broader Fairfield to be particularly vigilant for symptoms due to the identification of unlinked cases in the area.
Advice has been updated for the following venue. Anyone who attended the following venue at the times listed is a close contact and must immediately get tested and isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result, and call 1800 943 553 unless they have already been contacted by NSW Health:
| ​Suburb | Venue​ | Location​ | Date/Time​ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bossley Park | Club Marconi | 121-133 Prairie Vale Rd | Friday, 25 June 2pm – 8.30pm Saturday, 26 June 10am – 6pm |
NSW Health’s ongoing sewage surveillance program has detected traces of the virus that causes COVID-19 at several locations around Sydney.
“The detection at Penrith sewage treatment plant is of particular concern, as there are no known cases in this catchment,” it said.
Penrith covers about 75,000 people in suburbs including Cambridge Gardens, Cambridge Park, Leonay, Emu Plains, Glenbrook, Penrith, South Penrith, Glenmore Park, Jamisontown, Regentville, Lapstone, Orchard Hills, Kingswood, Castlereagh, Cranebrook, Llandilo, Sun Valley, Mount Riverview, Emu Heights, Jordan Springs, Mulgoa, Warrimoo, Blaxland, Yellow Rock and Blue Mountains National Park.
Anyone who lives or works in or around this area is asked to be particularly vigilant for any symptoms that could signal COVID-19, and if they appear, immediately get tested and isolate until they receive a negative result.
