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EMERGENCY

In an emergency, always call triple zero (000) for an ambulance. Ambulances are the safest way to be assessed, treated and transported to the right hospital for the care you need.

Triple zero (000) is a free call from any phone, mobile or phone box.

For less severe but still urgent situations, go to an Emergency Department.

There are 12 public hospital Emergency Departments in Northern NSW Local Health District and they are all available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Emergency departments are located at:

COVID-19 Update: No new cases for 3 weeks
Published: 06 May 2020

There are now 55 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in residents of the Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) as at 8pm 5 May. This is a reduction of one, after one case was excluded after further testing. It has now been three weeks (21 days) since the last recorded case.

Of these 55 cases, 46 are now recovered. One COVID-19 patient is being cared for in hospital, none in ICU.

NNSWLHD cases by likely source of infection:

Source
Total

Overseas or interstate acquired
52

Contact of a confirmed case or in a known cluster
2

Contact not identified
1

Under investigation
-

Total
55

More information and statistics for Local Government Areas can be found at https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/diseases/Pages/covid-19-lga.aspx

Expanded hours for Byron Central Hospital fever clinic

Due to high demand for testing at the Byron Central Hospital fever clinic, we have now extended the opening hours to be 9am to 5pm daily.

There is no need to make an appointment.

Anyone with flu-like symptoms, however mild, is encouraged to get tested for COVID-19.

Other hospital-based testing clinics are located at The Tweed Hospital, Lismore Base Hospital and Grafton Base Hospital.