Covid19 cases in Wangaratta continue to increase. Please get tested, get vaccinated. Helps us protect our health system, our health practitioners and vulnerable love one.COVID-19 Community Update for 19 October 2021 @2pm

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As of 8.30am this morning there have been 6 new COVID-19 cases reported in the Rural City of Wangaratta over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of active cases to 13.
Contact tracing by the Albury Wodonga Public Health Unit is continuing with the new cases reported overnight. Currently no additional Tier 1 Exposure Sites have been added.
Stay up to date on exposure sites here: www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/case-alerts-public-exposure-sites

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The waiting time at the Wangaratta Showgrounds Screening Clinic has been 1-2 hours today. If you attend the Showgrounds and there is a queue back to the Evans Street, then expect more than an hour wait.
The gates at the Showgrounds will be closed at 2.30pm today to allow processing of all the cars in the queue at the time. The
Showgrounds Screening Clinic is open from 8.00am – 4.30pm, 7 days a week.
316 people were tested on Monday, 229 on Sunday and 233 on Saturday.
Complete an online COVID-19 Testing Registration form to receive a unique registration number that is valid for 90 days and can be used for multiple tests.
This will save you time at the Screening Clinic.
testtracker.covid19.dhhs.vic.gov.au/citizen-prefill

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No appointments are needed at the NHW Vaccination Clinic at 53-61 Tone Road. The Clinic is open from 8.30am – 4pm Monday to Friday. ... See MoreSee Less

19 hours ago

There have been 6 new COVID-19 cases reported within the Albury Wodonga Local Public Health Unit (AW LPHU) catchment within the past 24 hours. These include one new case in Towong, four in Wodonga, and one in Wangaratta.

In total, AW LPHU is managing 26 active COVID-19 cases across its catchment.
Details are (by LGA):

• 7 cases in the Rural City of Wangaratta
• 2 cases in Alpine Shire
• 4 cases in Towong Shire
• 1 case in Indigo Shire
• 12 cases in the City of Wodonga

All cases are isolating in line with Public Health orders and contact tracing is continuing. Any Tier 1 exposure sites identified as a result of contact tracing will be made available on health authority websites. Please keep yourself up to date with the latest list of exposure sites at:

Victoria: www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/case-alerts-public-exposure-sites
NSW: www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/case-locations-and-alerts.aspx

A reminder that Australia’s COVID-19 response management is led by each State Health Department. Locally this means that if a COVID case is detected in Victoria, the Victorian Department of Health and Albury Wodonga Health manage the COVID-19 contact tracing process and exposure sites. If a COVID case is detected in NSW, NSW Health and Murrumbidgee Local Health District manage the COVID-19 contact tracing process and exposure sites.

TESTING

Anyone identified as a close contact of any case, or anyone who is a household contact of someone with COVID-19, will be contacted directly by the contact tracing team or given advice from health authorities around their situation.

People in these categories can leave home to be tested, but must not leave their car and must drive straight to and from the nearest testing facility.

Please note that during busy times, people may be advised that clinics reached capacity for the day. They should isolate and attend testing again the following day. We understand this is inconvenient, but will avoid people unnecessarily queuing.

Please only come forward for testing if you have attended an exposure site during the listed times, have been told to by the Department of Health, or have cold or flu-like symptoms.

⚠️ Do not visit Albury or Wodonga Emergency Department for testing ... See MoreSee Less

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