The Lismore App reported on Saturday evening that two new cases of coronavirus had been confirmed at the Byron Central Hospital fever clinic following a visit to Sydney by a couple in their 60's.

The couple were exposed to one of the current COVID-19 clusters at a funeral gathering and church service.

At the time no further details were available.

A spokesperson from Northern NSW Local Health District today revealed that the couple in their 60's did not fly from Sydney into Ballina airport but drove between Sydney and their home before presenting themselves for testing.

Contact tracing is underway to identify any potential points of contact with the public on their journey home.

The couple is self isolating at home.

This brings the total number of cases to 58 in the local health district.

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Northern New South Wales Local Health District Chief Executive Wayne Jones has confirmed two new coronavirus cases in the Northern Rivers today.

A couple in their 60's had recently returned from Sydney. They then presented for testing at the Byron Central Hospital fever clinic with a positive result.

The cases have been associated with a series of funeral gatherings and a church service attended by a woman in her 40's from the Fairfield area in Sydney.

NSW Public Health Unit is conducting relevant interviews and contact tracing to ensure all steps are being taken to manage the risk. The couple are currently self-

isolating at home.

This now brings the total number of cases in Northern NSW to 58.

"We encourage anyone with even the mildest of symptoms to come forward for testing to help contain community spread of COVID-19", Mr Jones said. 

The symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, headache, loss of smell and taste. Even if minor symptoms develop, please seek testing and self-isolate. 

Fever clinics are located at Lismore Base Hospital, Byron Central Hospital or other GP and pop-up clinics in the region.