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The head of a Sydney aged care home says she is "extremely disappointed" after two further cases of COVID-19 were detected at the facility, one of whom has not been vaccinated against the virus. There are now five positive cases of COVID-19 in residents at the SummitCare facility in Baulkham Hills after two more tested positive overnight. "We didn't want to be the nursing home that had COVID come in," SummitCare chief operating officer Michelle Sloane said today. Today's cases at the home are two women, both aged in their 70s, one of whom is vaccinated and one who is not, NSW Chief Health Off...

“Some of the cases today are a result of issues or result of incidents where people have done the wrong thing. I do implore everybody to keep at it. Let’s not give up.” Berejiklian would not be drawn on whether the lockdown would be extended in light of the number of daily cases refusing to drop, instead imploring residents to follow the public health orders. “I know everybody is keen to know what is going to happen beyond Friday’s lockdown, as am I, but what I can tell you with certainty is that the next couple of days will be absolutely critical in allowing our health experts to c...

Victoria recorded no new local cases of COVID-19 on Monday after 20,690 tests were processed, though there were two new cases in hotel quarantine bringing the total active cases in the state to 23. The St Kilda Riva Bar on Marine Parade was fined more than $10,000 for breaches of COVID-19 restrictions. Footage emerged of a packed crowd dancing inside a marquee while flouting regulations to prevent the spread of the virus. There was no social distancing or masks being worn by the 1,000 patrons present. A number of guests at the bar filmed the event on their phones and shared it on social medi...

The operator said the residents would be transferred to Westmead Hospital as a precaution. Two nurses at the centre have also previously tested positive. The home said 96 per cent of residents had been vaccinated, but two-thirds of the staff at the centre are not vaccinated.   Queensland 'feeling good' with no Delta variant circulating The state's Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young also said contact tracers found a "missing link" between three cases, which was that all three of them went to the Zeus Street Greek Kitchen at Westfield Chermside at the same time.  Premier Ann...

Sydney aged care COVID-19 outbreak spreads, three residents test positive Three residents at a Sydney aged care home where a worker tested positive for COVID-19 last week have contracted the virus. 4 July 2021 Three residents at a Sydney aged care home where two workers tested positive for COVID-19 last week have contracted the virus. All three residents were fully vaccinated. However, two of them were transferred from Summit Care's Baulkham Hills facility to Westmead Hospital last night as a precaution. In a statement, Summit Care said the residents weren't showing symptoms and were i...