Northern NSW Health is taking proactive steps to decrease the risk of the COVID Delta variant becoming active in the Northern Rivers.

Lynne Weir, Acting Chief Executive, Northern NSW Local Health District said there are more than 40 close contacts, including all staff members and other visitors, who are self-isolating after two COVID-19 cases attended the Ampol Service Station at Chinderah near Murwillumbah overnight on Tuesday 13 and the morning of Wednesday 14 July.

NSW Health has contacted all close contacts of the case, to give advice on isolation, symptoms to be aware of and their level of risk.

All people who are diagnosed with COVID-19 and their close contacts are asked to observe 14 days’ self-isolation to ensure there is no ongoing risk of infection to others in the community.

Close contacts are asked to get tested on days 1, 7 and 12 of the isolation period, and to complete the full 14 days’ self-isolation even if the test results are negative.

Close contacts are contacted regularly by NSW Health’s contact tracing teams to check for symptoms and review their wellbeing.

Household members of close contacts should follow the advice provided by NSW Health for secondary close contacts.

Information is available at NSW Health fact sheet for secondary close contacts - Fact sheets

NSW Health does not comment on individual cases due to privacy, nor disclose details about venues unless there is a public health reason.

Members of the public should check the NSW Government website regularly for venues of concern and relevant health advice, as locations are regularly updated as investigations continue.

There were 98 new locally acquired cases in NSW today with twenty of those cases infectious in the community.