The Eurobodalla Shire has recorded five new COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours to 8pm on Sunday, September 26.
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Four of the new cases were linked to known cases in the area, while the source of one new case is under investigation.
All new cases were recorded in Batemans Bay, bringing the total number in the area to 23 cases, plus one case in Narooma, announced on September 18.
No new venues of concern were released by NSW Health, but everyone in the district was urged to stay alert for symptoms including headache, nausea, sore throat, runny nose, cough, loss of smell or taste, or fever.
A full list of COVID-19 venues of concern and exposure sites in relation to the positive cases detected in South East NSW can be viewed here.
The list is updated regularly as case investigations proceed.
A list of COVID-19 testing clinics in the area is available here.
There were also four new COVID-19 cases recorded in Queanbeyan, bringing the total number of cases in the Southern NSW Local Health District to 118 since the start of the current outbreak in June.
Across NSW, 85.5 per cent of the over-16 population has received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 60.1 per cent are fully vaccinated to 11.59pm on Saturday, September 25.
There were 780 new COVID-19 cases recorded across the state.
Overnight, 12 people with COVID-19 died, six men and six women.
Four people were in their 60s, two people were in their 70s, four people were in their 80s, and two people were in their 90s.
Six people were not vaccinated, five people had received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and one person had received two doses.
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I'm a journalist for the Bay Post/Moruya Examiner and Narooma News. Got a tip? Email maeve.bannister@austcommunitymedia.com.au
I'm a journalist for the Bay Post/Moruya Examiner and Narooma News. Got a tip? Email maeve.bannister@austcommunitymedia.com.au
