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No COVID-19 related fatalities for the Illawarra Shoalhaven after a week of record deaths
There have been no additional COVID-19 related deaths reported by the Illawarra Shoalhaven local health district, after a week where a record number of patients died. There were 912 positive COVID-19… -
Five more COVID-19 deaths in the Illawarra Shoalhaven
Five people with confirmed COVID-19 from the Wollongong and Shellharbour areas have died in the 24 hours until 8 pm Monday according to NSW Health. There were 974 positive COVID-19 test cases… -
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… -
Illawarra Shoalhaven COVID-19 infection cases fall.
There are 896 positive COVID-19 test results notified for the 24 hour period to 8pm yesterday across the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local health district, 99 cases lower than the previous 24 hours. Today's… -
Three more fully vaccinated people claimed by COVID-19 across the Illawarra Shoalhaven
NSW Health has reported 1421 positive COVID-19 cases during the 24 hour period to 8 pm last night. There were 477 positive rapid antigen tests and 944 positive PCR tests across the Illawarra… -
Park wants health workers rewarded as COVID forces large numbers of Illawarra Shoalhaven Health staff to isolate
Around 150 healthcare workers across the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District are in isolation daily because of COVID exposures, the bulk of them occurring within the community. Shadow Health… -
A Kiama man succumbs to the COVID-19 virus
A Kiama man has fallen victim to the COVID-19 virus according the NSW Health. The man who, was aged in his eighties and was vaccinated, is among the 25 people in NSW who died as a result of… -
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… -
Two lives lost to COVID-19 in latest NSW Health figures for the Illawarra Shoalhaven
There were 2288 positive COVID-19 test results for the 24 hour period to 8 pm last night across the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local health district, including 560 positive rapid antigen tests and 1728… -
RAT results set to be added to Illawarra Shoalhaven COVID case numbers
Rapid Antigen Test results are expected to be included in the Illawarra Shoalhaven's daily COVID case numbers from today. Almost a week after mandatory reporting was implemented by the state, the LHD… -
RAT results muddy the water of local COVID figures
The Shoalhaven has recorded 110 new COVID infections, with a further 79 in Kiama, as health officials continue working on how to allocated positive rapid antigen tests. The Illawarra Shoalhaven Local… -
200 Shoalhaven cases, without RAT results
Nearly 1400 people in the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District tested positive for COVID via PCR swabs in the 24 hours to 8pm last night, but that number is expected to be dwarfed by rapid… -
New records set for local COVID cases on state's deadliest day
COVID case numbers continue to soar, with the Shoalhaven, Shellharbour and Wollongong areas all recording their highest daily case numbers as NSW experiences d its deadliest day of the pandemic. The… -
Shoalhaven Sub-Acute mental health unit temporary closure extended
The Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District maintains its priority is to ensure it's able to run its four Emergency Departments at full capacity during the COVID crisis. There are currently 14,247… -
More than 200 new cases in Shoalhaven as elective surgery takes a hit
There were 205 new COVID cases detected in the Shoalhaven during the 24 hours to 8pm last night - 66 in the 2541 area, 92 in 2540, 32 in 2539, six in 2538 and nine in 2353.There were also 58 new… -
West Nowra's Ava happy to be one of the first vaccinated
West Nowra's Ava Robbins is one of the first children in the state to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The seven-year-old had her first dose at Worrigee on Saturday, after an early vaccine delivery… -
New case numbers fall after a huge weekend
New COVID case numbers in the Shoalhaven and Kiama are down today, compared to the weekend. However the number of COVID patients hospitalised in the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District has… -
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…