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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 – six new cases in NNSW
Published: 03 Oct 2021

Six cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in residents of the Northern NSW Local Health District to 8pm 2 October.

Four of these cases were announced yesterday and are included in today’s numbers - three in the Tweed area and one in Kyogle. All are close contacts of previously reported cases.

The two new cases are from Lismore and are also linked to the Kyogle cluster.

Contact tracing and investigations are continuing, and information about any new public exposure venues will be provided as soon as possible.

The total number of active cases in Northern NSW is 28.

Sewage surveillance has detected fragments of the COVID-19 virus in samples taken from the Banora Point and Kingscliff treatment plants on 1 October.

The plants serve around 73,000 people in Tweed Heads, Tweed Heads South and West, Banora Point, Terranora, Bilambil Heights, Fingal Head, Kingscliff, Chinderah, Cudgen and Casuarina.

There are confirmed cases in this area, and we continue to encourage residents and visitors to be vigilant for symptoms and get tested as soon as they feel unwell.

We ask the community to please remain vigilant and come forward for testing for even the mildest symptoms of COVID-19.  Please continue to practise COVID-safe measures at all times.

COVID-19 testing clinics are open this long weekend across Northern NSW.

There are more than 500 COVID-19 testing locations across NSW. Find a clinic at COVID-19 testing clinics or contact your GP.

We encourage people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as they are able to. Find available bookings at the Australian Government’s COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Finder (previously eligibility checker), or you can also call Health Direct on 1800 571 155 for assistance to book.