Mudgee and Dubbo sewerage tests positive

YESTERDAY the government advised Dubbo sewerage testing had detected Covid-19 and today said it was detected in Mudgee.

There have been no positive cases identified in either area, so residents are encouraged to come forward for testing.

There were 262 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New South Wales, in the past 24 hours.

Currently, 362 people are hospitalised, 58 people are in intensive care and 24 people are being ventilated.

Of the people in ICU, five are in their 20s, seven in their 30s, four in their 40s, seventeen in the 50s, seven in their 60s, fifteen in their 70s and three in their 80s.

Of the 58 people in ICU, 54 people were unvaccinated and the remaining four had only received one dose of either the AstraZeneca or Pfizer vaccine.

If you have even the mildest of symptoms, such as a scratchy throat, PLEASE get tested.