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Vaccination clinics to close
Following the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District’s successful contribution to the COVID-19 vaccination program, its mass vaccination centre in Wollongong and vaccination clinics at… -
Covid cases rise again across the Illawarra Shoalhaven
There have been 671 positive Covid-19 cases reported for the Illawarra Shoalhaven up until 4pm Tuesday. That is an increase from 523 cases for the previous 24 hours. -
Illawarra Shoalhaven Covid19 cases rise
NSW Health is reporting 523 new Covid 19 cases across the Illawarra Shoalhaven up until 4 pm yesterday. That's an increase from 465 cases yesterday. In the Shoalhaven there are 94 new cases. There… -
Shoalhaven Covid update
NSW Health is reporting 647 new Covid-19 cases for the Illawarra Shoalhaven in the past 24 hours. There are 157 for the Shoalhaven and 45 at Kiama . 329 new cases have been reported for Wollongong… -
New COVID-related deaths in Shoalhaven and Wollongong
A Shoalhaven man in his 50s and a Wollongong woman in her 80s are among 21 COVID-related deaths across the state in the 24 hours to 4pm yesterday. Both had been vaccinated against the virus, and the… -
New Shoalhaven COVID cases growing
The Shoalhaven is contributing a growing proportion of the region's new COVID cases. Today's figures showed 804 new cases in the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, including 239 from the… -
New COVID cases fall below 800
The number of new COVID cases in the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District has again fallen. Just 764 cases were recorded in the 24 hours to 4pm yesterday. That included 212 from the Shoalhaven,… -
Another two COVID-related deaths in our district
There have been another two COVID-related deaths from the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District. A woman in her 70s and a man in his 90s, both from Wollongong, died while battling COVID. Both… -
Slight drop in Shoalhaven COVID cases
There's been a slight dip in the Shoalhaven's new COVID cases, with 348 today - down from yesterday's high of 407.Today's cases also included 64 cases from Kiama, 348 from Shellharbour and 631 from… -
New COVID cases top 400 in the Shoalhaven
The number of new COVID cases in the Shoalhaven has topped 400 for the first time since mid-January. In the 24 hours to 4pm yesterday 407 Shoalhaven people tested positive to COVIOD-19, among 1377… -
3 Covid deaths for the Illawarra Shoalhaven
There were 1142 positive COVID-19 test results (cases) notified for the 24 hour period to 4pm yesterday, including 408 positive PCR tests and 734 positive rapid antigen tests (RATs). A breakdown of… -
Shoalhaven man dies while battling COVID on the weekend
A Shoalhaven man aged in his 80s died on the weekend while battling COVID-19. There were also another six COVID-related deaths across the state reported in today's figures - four men and two women.… -
Free rapid tests for Vic childcare kids
Children aged three to five will be able to take free rapid antigen tests, with Victoria expanding its voluntary school COVID-19 testing program to early childhood services. While Victorian primary… -
Vic to manufacture 50m rapid tests a year
A manufacturing plant to produce rapid antigen tests will be set up in Melbourne, with the capacity to make 50 million of the sought-after test kits per year. RATs have been in scant supply in the… -
Omicron has peaked in some states: Hunt
The health minister has declared the Omicron wave of COVID-19 cases has peaked in several jurisdictions. Greg Hunt said the peak of infections had passed in NSW, Victoria, the ACT and South… -
Back-to-school RATs for Tasmanian children
Tasmania will give students a back-to-school pack containing two coronavirus rapid antigen tests as part of the plan for returning to the classroom on February 9. Students should only be tested if… -
Vic drops booster interval to three months
Victorians can now get their COVID-19 booster shot sooner, with the government shortening the interval from the second dose down to three months at state hubs. The state recorded 20,769 new COVID-19… -
Restrictions return after Omicron surge
Multiple states and territories have brought back in some pandemic restrictions in a bid to suppress the spread of the infectious Omicron variant. As case numbers continue to climb across the… -
New rules as Vic records 21,997 new cases
Restrictions on the number of people allowed in cafes, bars and restaurants are returning to Victoria after the state recorded 21,997 new COVID-19 cases. Density limits will be reintroduced from… -
South Aust posts spike in COVID-19 cases
South Australia has reported 25 new COVID-19 cases, its highest daily figure for more than 18 months, amid concerns over delays in naming exposure sites. Premier Steven Marshall revealed the new…