Cases in the Hunter New England area

A teenage girl, who is a household contact of the two cases in Armidale has also tested positive to Covid-19.

Currently there are 20 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the Hunter New England Health area.

Newly identified cases also include:

• A young female who attends Morisset High School, who is the second case linked to the Central Coast case announced on Thursday.
• A male young adult and a male in his 20s, who are linked to the Blacksmith Beach gathering cluster.
• A female young adult and a male in his 20s, linked to the University of Newcastle cases.
  • Links between the University of Newcastle cases and the Blacksmith Beach party cluster reported earlier are still being investigated.
• A male in his 30s from Raymond Terrace. Investigations into the source of his infection are still ongoing.
• There was also a very low level detection in a possible case in a male in his 40s working in Boggabri. Further urgent testing being conducted today.